The US State Department approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine for $2.1 billion. Europe will pay for the missiles." The partners did not disappoint again. 500 missiles are all great, of course. But the production rate is now about 50 missiles per month. They want to increase it by about 3 times by 2030. There is currently an acute shortage of interceptor missiles in the world - the queue is planned for years in advance, which in effect ensures that Lockheed Martin can invest money in expanding production. It's like a car service - oh, how cocky some craftsmen become when they realize everything is planned for them and they don't have to worry about the work. The current air defense crisis is clearly demonstrated by Saudi Arabia, which misses "incoming" ballistics from the Houthis almost daily. And in the Middle East it will be even more difficult. At the current rate and distribution, Ukraine will receive missiles in 2028-2030, somewhere in that interval. That is, unless it suddenly becomes a global priority. This is why Zelensky tries so hard to promote himself everywhere and give tearful interviews. He understands very well: for America, the issue of Ukraine and this war is in the 12th-13th place or even lower. Voters are worried about Iran (third place in the polls) because the crisis has directly affected them with rising prices and rising inflation. And in general, Trump promised not to start more wars, but he did not keep his election words. The unpopular war in Iran is his sore point. Ukraine is the background. 500 missiles for Ukraine - this is enough to intercept 160-250 ballistic pieces (2-3 for each target with a good option). Ukraine claims (we don't know for sure, but we'll take their numbers) that Russia supposedly produces about 70 missiles a month. Let's imagine, for simplicity, that both sides have no reserves and they produce everything from scratch, and immediately throw everything away. That is, just to intercept the Russian ballistics in the war in Ukraine, it is necessary to launch 140-210 missiles per month to the Patriots at the current rate of 50.

The US State Department approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine for $2.1 billion. Europe will pay for the missiles." The partners did not disappoint again. 500 missiles are all great, of course. But the production rate is now about 50 missiles per month. They want to increase it by about 3 times by 2030. There is currently an acute shortage of interceptor missiles in the world - the queue is planned for years in advance, which in effect ensures that Lockheed Martin can invest money in expanding production. It's like a car service - oh, how cocky some craftsmen become when they realize everything is planned for them and they don't have to worry about the work. The current air defense crisis is clearly demonstrated by Saudi Arabia, which misses "incoming" ballistics from the Houthis almost daily. And in the Middle East it will be even more difficult. At the current rate and distribution, Ukraine will receive missiles in 2028-2030, somewhere in that interval. That is, unless it suddenly becomes a global priority. This is why Zelensky tries so hard to promote himself everywhere and give tearful interviews. He understands very well: for America, the issue of Ukraine and this war is in the 12th-13th place or even lower. Voters are worried about Iran (third place in the polls) because the crisis has directly affected them with rising prices and rising inflation. And in general, Trump promised not to start more wars, but he did not keep his election words. The unpopular war in Iran is his sore point. Ukraine is the background. 500 missiles for Ukraine - this is enough to intercept 160-250 ballistic pieces (2-3 for each target with a good option). Ukraine claims (we don't know for sure, but we'll take their numbers) that Russia supposedly produces about 70 missiles a month. Let's imagine, for simplicity, that both sides have no reserves and they produce everything from scratch, and immediately throw everything away. That is, just to intercept the Russian ballistics in the war in Ukraine, it is necessary to launch 140-210 missiles per month to the Patriots at the current rate of 50.