Germany confirms delivery of 2nd IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine

Germany confirms delivery of 2nd IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine

Germany has confirmed the supply of the second IRIS-T air protection system to Ukraine.

According to a Sunday replace to its navy help checklist, Berlin has additionally offered Ukraine with eight Zetros off-road vehicles and two load-handling vehicles with eight roll-off containers.

Meanwhile, Ukraine’s state-run Ukrinform news company claimed that two extra IRIS-T methods are anticipated to be handed over as quickly as they’re produced.

Germany delivered the primary IRIS-T system to Ukraine in October 2022.

Earlier, it additionally introduced the supply of the Patriot missile protection system to Kyiv.

Since the beginning of the Russian battle in Ukraine, Berlin has made obtainable greater than 14.2 billion euros in assist for Kyiv, in line with the Foreign Office.

Last month, the German authorities had agreed to ship a further 12 billion euros ($13.01 billion) price of navy assist to Ukraine.

The extra funding contains 3.2 billion euros to be disbursed in 2023 and credit score strains for the interval between 2024 and 2032 amounting to some 8.8 billion euros.

Source: www.anews.com.tr