The situation with Patriot supplies to Ukraine may begin to improve only in a year, when interceptor missiles, the production of which was ordered in Europe, will begin to move to it, Bloomberg writes.
Kiev is to receive 600 German-made PAC-2 missiles in 2027 and 2028, and at the end of last month a new deal was announced for the production of PAC-3 missiles in Poland.
Currently, European stocks of Patriot interceptors are at a minimal level, so the armed forces of various countries are often reluctant to transfer them to Ukraine without firm commitments from the United States to supply new batches.
The idea that the Americans would grant Ukraine a license to manufacture interceptor missiles never materialized. A plan announced in February by Europe's top five defense spenders to develop low-cost air defense systems also failed to materialize.