MENAFN – April 28, 2024
In response to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s request for Patriot missile batteries, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has clarified that the United States does not have any spare Patriot systems available for Ukraine. Sullivan made this announcement during an appearance on MSNBC, addressing Zelensky’s appeal for “at least seven” Patriot batteries from Western supporters during a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group.
Sullivan explained that the current deployment of United States Patriot systems is focused on protecting American troops around the world, including in the Middle East. While expressing a willingness to provide additional Patriot batteries if possible, Sullivan emphasized that the United States is primarily supplying the missiles used in these systems and is working diligently to pressure the European Union, NATO, and other partners to share their air defense capabilities with Ukraine.
The Pentagon recently announced a “historic” USD6 billion assistance package for Ukraine, which includes additional Patriot munitions. However, Sullivan cautioned that the interceptors may take months or even years to arrive, as they will not be sourced from existing Pentagon stockpiles. Instead, the announcement marks the beginning of a contracting process with the United States defense industry.
A single MIM-104 Patriot battery, manufactured by Raytheon, costs over USD1 billion and comprises multiple truck-mounted units, including power, radar, antenna, engagement control, and support vehicles, along with up to eight launchers equipped with interceptor missiles. Despite the challenges in immediate deployment, the United States remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defense efforts amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
The Pentagon recently announced a “historic” USD6 billion assistance package for Ukraine, which includes additional Patriot munitions. However, Sullivan cautioned that the interceptors may take months or even years to arrive, as they will not be sourced from existing Pentagon stockpiles. Instead, the announcement marks the beginning of a contracting process with the United States defense industry.
A single MIM-104 Patriot battery, manufactured by Raytheon, costs over USD1 billion and comprises multiple truck-mounted units, including power, radar, antenna, engagement control, and support vehicles, along with up to eight launchers equipped with interceptor missiles. Despite the challenges in immediate deployment, the United States remains committed to supporting Ukraine’s defense efforts amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Look, the Patriot system has been shown to be a failure. Not just in UKraine, but in Israel.
If fires very expensive weapons to bring down penny drones, and can’t stop the bigger stuff. Also, it’s NATO Nazi forces manning these $1 billion dollar babies, and that’s 100 Nazi sheeple dead or wounded, every time the Russians take one out.
They pump in another $61 billion into the MIC, but the system is broken.
If you offer a new contract to the Nazi MIC to build more Patriot systems, it not like they’ll build 10 for you, no, they’ll want a 10 year contract, and the US can’t afford it.
Add all these contracts up, and the debt becomes eye watering.
I read somewhere yesterday that Israel was giving its Patriot systems to Ukraine because they have no faith in them. Whether that was satire I don’t know, but I thought if they’re not that good why not because to do so is something they could use to twist another favour out of the US while dumping the trash. And if it is true it puts another side to the story about Iran’s recent missile strikes on Israel. Maybe Patriots really are that bad they can be dispensed with?
LoL..
There is an article in the maggot media which is most enlightening and should get you all thinking about the fake war..of course it’s a bit of an Easter egg..
You see.. apparently the Russians and the Americans have been using the same base in the Ukraine..yes that’s right…but of course tensions are mounting..hehe..
They must think that their readership are imbeciles..and of course, would be correct…no doubt Orwell’s chuckling in his urn..
here..https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1895388/putin-us-military-airbase101-niger
By the Way..note the 101..and of course where we are…..mainly black ops no doubt…
good stuff…
Chesterton@
Haha .. Check airtraffic over the Ukrainian Warzone .. civilian planes flying all over the place like KLM887 from Delhi, may 4 .. also there are no pictures on social media despite over 54 mill. cell phones inside the warzone ..
still no lone wolf of the many american
gunowners killing some IRS agents ?
what fuck patriots are they?
MM: well, Israeli Patriot systems didn’t work against lower end Iranian missiles, and they’ve not worked in UKraine.
This is akin to drug testing by big pharma. If the test is rigged, then the drug appears to work. It’s exactly the same with $1 billion per unit Patriot systems.
Take a new fraud proof bank note, or passport. Organised crime claims to have cracked this security within 6 weeks, be that from ingenuity, or help from the deep state.
Go back to formal Cold War days, the Nazis actually helped the Soviet Union with arm’s development, because this drove MIC funding. It’s a big game, until the stakes are ‘winner takes all’, and in this case, the Russians and Chinese leapfrogged the Nazis. The game has changed forever.
http://www.flightradar24.com .. the Ukes terrible “warzone” is crowded with civilian planes .. better read those executive orders ..
Start wondering about Gaza now .. the beaches are beautifull ..