Whether to release Patriot or missiles to it in Ukraine: Defense Express rated the chances

To protect cities from ballistics, you need to get rid of both shortages. One of the scenarios is the localization of production, but the complexity of this task is indicated by the number of countries that can already produce Patriot under the license - zero. "After all, the defensive business is in the first place - business, so Raytheon is unlikely to agree to the transfer of the whole package of technologies," the analysts explained.

However, partial localization options are possible, an example of such a Wisla program in Poland. In 2018, the Poles ordered the Patriot batteries and the missiles to them, but one of the terms of the contract was the participation of local enterprises in the production of certain components of the CRC. In particular, all the elements were installed on the chassis of domestic production of JELC.

Also, the production of individual units and units of starting, equipment and their final harvesting was also localized. The Polish-Foreign System was integrated into the radar. The second stage of the program involves the purchase of additional Patriot and expansion of localization. The Polish Defense Ministry stated the transfer of some technologies related to the Ltamds radar and management system. Also in Polish complexes integrate viewing radars PET-PCL and P-18p domestic production.

Moreover, Poland will produce some components of the MSE missile. However, it is released by Lockheed Martin, which owns the Polish PZL Mielec, the former largest state -owned air producer, redeemed in 2007. On its capacities, Black Hawk helicopters are collected and details for F-16 Block 70/72 are produced. The first stage of Wisla took 6 years, and the second is designed by 2029.

Regarding the issue of missiles to Patriot beyond the US, it is now only known about the capabilities of Japanese Mitsubishi Heavy Industries under a license with US details to collect up to 30 MSE per year. However, obviously, such an arrangement was only appointed to cover the needs of Japan itself, which has 24 complexes. All MSE production rests on the possibility of American contractors to supply components, because it is "teamwork".

In particular, homing heads can produce Boeing, and solid fuel engines - Aerojet Rockketdyne. "And according to the available information, no one in the world is producing missiles for Patriot. And it will hardly be by September 2026, when the production capacity of the ComOLG, which is a joint venture (MBDA and Raytheon), is operating," the publication said. New production capacity is being built to start production of GEM-T missiles.

Raytheon plans that in 2027 it will increase the output from 240 to 420 GEM-T missiles per year. That is, Conglog will collect up to 180 anti -aircraft missiles a year. The project was made possible by the initiative of European countries to purchase a thousand GEM-T at once. "In this way, these small examples of partial localization of individual elements of Patriot and missiles are explicitly said that this process" goes "only billions of contracts on the basis of long-term cooperation.

And in any case, it is not implemented in the short term,"-summed up in Defense Express. We will remind, during the visit of the Belgian delegation presented a Ukrainian drone, which knocks the enemy "Shahda". It is noted that in just two months it eliminated more than 20 shahamed UAVs and about 10 reconnaissance drones. The Wall Street Journal reported that the North Korean fighters in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation have learned the tactics of modern war.