U.S. MOVES TO APPROVE GERMAN TRANSFER OF 10 PATRIOT INTERCEPTORS TO UKRAINE
The Trump administration is prepared to authorize Germany to transfer ten MIM-104E GEM-T Patriot interceptors to Ukraine, according to a U.S. State Department notification submitted to Congress.
The missiles, valued at a combined $29.6 million, are already held by Germany. Because they were manufactured in the United States, Berlin requires Washington’s approval before transferring them to another country.
Congress was notified on August 14 and is still reviewing the proposed transfer. Unless lawmakers object within the established review period, the missiles can be released to Ukraine.
Ten interceptors will not resolve Ukraine’s wider ammunition shortage, but each missile carries enormous importance when Russian aircraft, cruise missiles and other aerial threats are approaching Ukrainian cities. Germany has repeatedly drawn from its own stocks to provide Ukraine with air-defense equipment while arranging replacements with the United States.
This is not yet a completed delivery, but it removes another obstacle standing between the missiles and the Ukrainian crews that need them.