El gobierno alemán financiará a Ucrania para la compra de sistemas de Def Ae MIM – 109 Patriot fabricados por RTX (Ex Raytheon) / Lockheed Martin y continuará entregando los sistemas interceptores de Def Ae Iris-T, de diseño y producción alemana (Diehl Defence). El Ministro de Defensa de este país, comunicó que el financiamiento de la adquisición alcanza a varios cientos de interceptores Patriot (PAC – 3), mientras que el aporte de los Iris-T es de 36 sistemas lanzadores. De esta forma, Alemania continúa apoyando fuertemente el incremento de capacidades militares de Ucrania, con equipamiento moderno y en condiciones de enfrentar los ataques masivos de Rusia. Complementariamente, Alemania se beneficia manteniendo activas sus líneas de producción de equipamiento militar crítico, adquiriendo además valiosa información y experiencia, acerca del empleo en combate de productos que son también de dotación de sus FFAA.
The German government says it will finance the purchase of RTX Patriot equipment for Ukraine and also underwrite delivery of more Diehl Defense ground-launched IRIS-T air defense systems.
The German Defense Ministry on April 14 said the Patriot arrangement would cover several hundred interceptors. Ukraine Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said it would include Lockheed Martin PAC-3 missiles. Germany will also fund 36 IRIS-T launchers, he added.
Germany said it was committing several hundred million euros to support Ukrainian investment in deep-strike weapons, without specifying weapon systems that may benefit from the funding infusion. Ukraine has been developing its own long-range strike systems, while also relying on equipment such as the French- and British-provided Storm Shadow/Scalp cruise missile. Kyiv said on April 14 that it used a Scalp missile to strike a Russian drone storage facility near Donetsk Airport.
The €300 million ($354 million) will allow Ukraine “to strike farther and more precisely, shifting the balance on the battlefield,” Fedorov said.
Berlin also said it was supporting production of medium- and long-range drones through the creation of a joint venture that could deliver thousands of such systems. Some of these activities are already underway. Quantum Systems, for instance, has teamed with Ukraine’s Frontline Robotics to produce shorter-range drones in Germany for use by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. The latest move covers 5,000 drones, the Ukrainian minister said.
“The German-Ukrainian cooperation will enable Ukraine to better defend itself against Russian attacks by accelerating the pace of innovation in the armed forces,” the German ministry said.
The two countries have also agreed to exchange battlefield information on specific systems. For instance, Germany would glean data on the effectiveness of the IRIS-T air defense systems, the PzH 2000 artillery system, RCH 155 howitzers and other equipment.
Fuente: https://aviationweek.com
