Ukraine has signed a memorandum with Diehl Defence, the German producer of the IRIS-T system, which gives for a threefold enhance within the provide of missiles and air defence techniques.

Supply: Ukraine’s Defence Minister Rustem Umierov on Fb

Quote: "We have now signed a memorandum of understanding with Diehl Defence, the producer of the IRIS-T system, which is an important a part of Ukraine’s air defence protect.

Defending Ukraine’s skies and cities is our precedence. The signed settlement paves the way in which for main industrial initiatives that can improve the capabilities of our air defence.

The memorandum additionally gives for a threefold enhance within the provide of missiles and air defence techniques."

Background:

• In early September 2024, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz introduced that Germany had ordered a complete of 17 IRIS-T air defence techniques for Ukraine, together with eight medium-range (SLM) and 9 short-range (SLS) techniques.
• On 20 December, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine had acquired its sixth IRIS-T SLM air defence system from Germany.
• On the finish of December 2024, Germany delivered a big support bundle to Ukraine, together with IRIS-T and Patriot techniques.

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