Germany already has nine IRIS-T-Air defense systems handed over to Ukraine, the Ukrainian portal reported Militarnyi.
This information was given by the new German ambassador to Ukraine, Haiko Thomsin an interview with Suspenseful announced. “As far as I know, more will be coming soon IRIS-Tsystems delivered,” he said. Currently, Germany is Ukraine’s largest partner in the field of air defense systems.
The basis of the system is the IRIS-Trocket manufactured by the German company Diehl Defenceequipped with an infrared guidance system modernized for ground-based firing. Thanks to this system, the target is captured in the final phase of the flight.
Die IRIS-T SLM-Missiles can reach targets up to 40 km away, while the SLS-version can engage targets up to 12 km away.
Although Thoms acknowledged that this support is still insufficient, he recalled that Germany will also receive two additional ones at the end of 2025 Patriotsystems to Ukraine and continues to supply ammunition for air defense systems.
“I know that this is not enough. As I said, I live here myself and I know the situation, I know the reality. But we are doing everything we can and doing everything we can to support Ukraine in the best possible way,” the ambassador added.
Despite Thoms’ statement, however, the German Defense Minister emphasized Boris Pistorius recently that Berlin has no more Patriotsystems from its stocks to Ukraine, as more than a third of the existing arsenal has already been transferred.
This German support was described by Pistorius as “disproportionately large” compared to other allies. After handing over two Patriotsystems and the IRIS-Tsystems, the minister stated in December that he planned to AIM-9 Sidewinder-To deliver missiles to Ukraine.
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