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Germany asks Sweden to deliver IRIS-T air defense missiles and launchers to Ukraine - Bloomberg

3 February, 2023 Friday
23:24

Germany and Sweden are negotiating a new arms package, according to which Stockholm will provide Ukraine with missiles and launchers for IRIS-T systems

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Bloomberg reported the information referring to the people familiar with the matter.

"Germany has asked Sweden to provide launchers for the joint IRIS-T missile defense system, the people, asking not to be identified because the discussions are confidential, said. The discussions would also provide more ammunition that could be used for Germany's IRIS-T systems, which are being sent to Kyiv," the media outlet said.

"According to the sources, Germany is sticking to its plan to send three additional IRIS-T systems this year after the first arrived in October," the journalists emphasized.

  • On January 27, it became known that Germany handed over a new military aid package to Ukraine, which included IRIS-T missiles.

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