Shortage of missiles for Patriot system in Ukraine is set to continue for about another year, - Bloomberg
European stocks of interceptor missiles for the Patriot systems are at a critically low level, and Ukrainian stocks are not expected to be replenished for at least a year.
This is discussed in a Bloomberg article, according to Censor.NET.
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The publication notes that there is currently a critical shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles since Trump launched the war against Iran.
"The Trump administration’s recent approval of the sale of $2.1 billion’s worth of missiles to Ukraine will not resolve the problem in the near future," the media reports.
Sources speaking to the publication say that European stocks of PAC-2 and PAC-3 interceptor missiles for the Patriot systems, which are manufactured by the American companies Raytheon Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., are at a minimum.
At the same time, the national armies of European countries are often reluctant to transfer these missiles to Ukraine without firm commitments from the US to replenish their own stocks.
"The situation will begin to improve in about a year’s time, when Ukraine receives the interceptor missiles ordered for production in Europe. In 2027 and 2028, Kyiv is set to receive 600 PAC-2 missiles manufactured in Germany. Furthermore, a new agreement on the production of PAC-3 missiles in Poland was announced at the end of last month," the article states.
At the same time, Trump’s promise to grant Ukraine a licence to manufacture interceptor missiles has not yet been fulfilled. Similarly, there has been no progress on the programme announced in February by the five largest European defence donors to develop low-cost air defence systems.
