Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Ukraine’s Air Defenses to Get Beefier, Zelensky Announces More Patriot missile systems Soon

World War III by any other  name! How many countries are involved int this war?

Apparently, Ukrainian soldiers have not been trained very well or they don't trust the Patriot missile system not too much!

"Ukraine’s air defense network will become even stronger in coming months, with delivery of more powerful US-made Patriot systems, and ammo, on tap as a key element in a growing flow of modern anti-aircraft reinforcements heading to Kyiv.

President Volodymyr Zelensky at a Wednesday press conference confirmed more Raytheon-manufactured Patriot systems – a multi-platform network of radars, missile launch platforms, mobile generators and command vehicles – would be received by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in early 2024. ...
Policy planners in Kyiv and Washington have worried about the $4 million per missile cost of a single Patriot missile launch and falling stocks of the munitions worldwide. Ukrainian gunners sometimes launch eight or ten Patriots in a matter of minutes to intercept Russian missiles aimed at Ukrainian cities. ..."

Ukraine’s Air Defenses to Get Beefier, Zelensky Announces More Patriots Soon Ukraine’s skies are growing increasingly unfriendly for Russian aircraft and missiles. Anti-aircraft systems donated by the US, Germany, and Norway are building up, and soon Japan may help.




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