Iris-T, Patriot and beyond: Germany sends Ukraine large aid package
Photo: German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (Getty Images)
Germany handed over a new military support package to Ukraine, which includes IRIS-T, Patriot, and other air defense systems, according to the German government website.
The new aid package includes:
- 15 Leopard 1 A5 tanks;
- 2 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft systems with spare parts;
- 30 MRAP armored vehicles with mine protection;
- PzH 2000 self-propelled howitzer;
- 12 armored vehicles with kinetic defense systems;
- 7 Caracal air assault vehicles;
- IRIS-T SLM air defense missile system with missiles;
- IRIS-T SLS air defense missile system;
- 2 Patriot launchers;
- 2 TRML-4D radars;
- ammunition for Leopard 1 and Leopard 2 tanks;
- 30 Vector drones, 24 RQ-35 Heidrun drones, 14 Hornet XR drones;
- 5 AMPS helicopter self-defense systems;
- 45 diving scooters;
- 12 Zetros trucks and 8 Zetros fuel tankers;
- 120 GMW grenade launchers,
- 200 MG4 machine guns,
- 420 MK 556 rifles,
- 80 HLR 338 sniper rifles,
- 100 CR 308 rifles;
- 52,000 rounds of 155 mm,
- AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinde guided missiles;
- 65,000 rounds of ammunition for Gepard systems.
The support package also includes generators, turnstiles, tents, 120 mm mortar ammunition, mines, demining equipment, and small arms ammunition.
Germany's aid to Ukraine
Germany is one of Ukraine's key partners in military, financial, and humanitarian support. Since the outbreak of the full-scale war, Germany has provided a large amount of defense equipment, including air defense systems, Leopard 2 tanks, howitzers, ammunition, and demining equipment.
The country also actively supports Ukraine in training the military and provides assistance to strengthen its energy infrastructure.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said recently that Berlin had sent the sixth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine.
