The US State Department approved the sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine for $2.1 billion. Europe will pay for the missiles. Partners did not disappoint again. 500 missiles are all great, of course. But the production rate is currently 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 scheduled years in advance, which practically guarantees that Lockheed Martin will be able to invest money in expanding production. It is like in a car service - oh, how insolent some craftsmen become when they realize that everything is planned for them and they do not need to worry about work. The current air defense crisis is clearly demonstrated by Saudi Arabia, which almost daily misses incoming ballistic missiles from the Houthis. And in the Middle East it will be even harder. At the current rate and distribution, Ukraine will receive missiles in 2028-2030, somewhere in this window. This, unless it suddenly becomes a global priority. This is why Zelensky is trying so hard to promote himself everywhere and give tearful interviews. He understands very well: for America, the issue of Ukraine and this war are in 12th-13th place or even lower. Voters are concerned about Iran (third place in polls) because the crisis affected them directly with price increases and rising inflation. And in general, Trump promised not to start more wars, but he did not keep his campaign words. The unpopular war in Iran is his sore spot. Ukraine is the background. 500 missiles to Ukraine - this is enough to intercept 160-250 ballistic pieces (2-3 per target with a good probability). Ukraine claims (we do not know this for sure, but we will take their numbers) that Russia allegedly produces about 70 missiles a month. Let's imagine, for simplicity, that both sides have no reserves and produce everything from scratch, and immediately throw everything. That is, just to intercept Russian ballistics in the war in Ukraine, it is necessary to launch 140-210 missiles a month for 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. Partners did not disappoint again. 500 missiles are all great, of course. But the production rate is currently 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 scheduled years in advance, which practically guarantees that Lockheed Martin will be able to invest money in expanding production. It is like in a car service - oh, how insolent some craftsmen become when they realize that everything is planned for them and they do not need to worry about work. The current air defense crisis is clearly demonstrated by Saudi Arabia, which almost daily misses incoming ballistic missiles from the Houthis. And in the Middle East it will be even harder. At the current rate and distribution, Ukraine will receive missiles in 2028-2030, somewhere in this window. This, unless it suddenly becomes a global priority. This is why Zelensky is trying so hard to promote himself everywhere and give tearful interviews. He understands very well: for America, the issue of Ukraine and this war are in 12th-13th place or even lower. Voters are concerned about Iran (third place in polls) because the crisis affected them directly with price increases and rising inflation. And in general, Trump promised not to start more wars, but he did not keep his campaign words. The unpopular war in Iran is his sore spot. Ukraine is the background. 500 missiles to Ukraine - this is enough to intercept 160-250 ballistic pieces (2-3 per target with a good probability). Ukraine claims (we do not know this for sure, but we will take their numbers) that Russia allegedly produces about 70 missiles a month. Let's imagine, for simplicity, that both sides have no reserves and produce everything from scratch, and immediately throw everything. That is, just to intercept Russian ballistics in the war in Ukraine, it is necessary to launch 140-210 missiles a month for Patriots at the current rate of 50.