Germany is negotiating with Sweden on the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine - the media

According to journalists, the air defense systems are planned to be transferred to Ukraine within a new military assistance package. It is likely that Germany can hand over three more Iris-T systems. Sweden and Germany are negotiating a new military assistance package to Ukraine, which will be handed over to the Ukrainian military missiles and launchers for the German IRIS-T system. About it reports Bloomberg with reference to sources.

Germany appealed to Sweden with a request to provide launchers for the missile system, compatible with IRIS-T. According to people who are familiar with this issue, negotiations between countries will allow more ammunition that can be used for German IRIS-T systems sent to Ukraine. The sources of the publication report that Germany adheres to its plan to send three more IRIS-T systems this year after the first was sent in October.

Representatives of the Ministry of Defense of Sweden and the German Ministry of Defense refused comments. Sweden's armed forces use Iris-T missiles in their Robotsystem 98, which works on armored caterpillars of Swedish production. In November, the Scandinavian Country Government announced that it would put a air defense system without specifying it.

We will remind, earlier Focus reported that on February 2, an attaché on defense issues of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian military who are studying to use Patriot SCR in the United States, ahead of training schedules and so compiled according to an accelerated program.