Another air defence system will be in Ukraine soon – IRIS-T manufacturer
Helmut Rauch, the head of the arms company Diehl Defence, which produces IRIS-T SLM air defence systems, announced the delivery of another system to Ukraine in a few weeks.
Source: Helmut Rauch in an interview for Bild; European Pravda
Rauch arrived in Kyiv together with a group of entrepreneurs who accompanied Robert Habeck, the vice-chancellor of Germany.
"Three of our systems are already in Ukraine, and more will be delivered this year. The next one is only a few weeks away," Helmut Rauch said.
The supply of air defenсe systems to Ukraine is now a key topic in Kyiv's conversations with its allies.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the G7 countries to follow the example of Germany and make a decision on the supply of additional air defence systems as soon as possible.
On 13 April, Germany announced the urgent transfer of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system to Ukraine.
German foreign and defence ministers, in a letter to dozens of countries, announced a global initiative on the search for additional air defence equipment for Ukraine.
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