Patriot supply to Ukraine has become a priority for Germany, but the whole problem is that these complexes, even if you take the whole world, not so much, say Defense Express experts. And they look where these air defense complexes can be found.
Germany will look for ways to strengthen Ukraine's anti -aircraft defense of Ukraine's anti -aircraft missile systems and other complexes. This was reported by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba, noting that it was a search for not only among allies, but around the world. Moreover, you may need to create complex combinations in order to form full Patriot batteries.
At the same time, it is worth paying attention to what Germany in Germany is in search of Patriot. You can start with the US, where there are 60 Patriot batteries. And immediately we recall that the Patriot battery includes only one Fire Unit, which is closest to the concept of "anti -aircraft missile complex". That is, given the territory of the country and the number of foreign bases, for the US army 60 such SPRs are not about excess.
If you take the European NATO segment, it looks like this:
- Germany-about 10 Patriot Pac-3 batteries;
- Netherlands-less than 3 Patriot Pac-3 batteries;
- Sweden-in the receipt of up to 4, now up to 2 Patriot Pac-3 batteries;
- Romania-in the receipt of up to 7, now up to 4 Patriot Pac-3 batteries;
- Poland-2 Patriot batteries, plans up to 12 PAC-3;
- Greece-6 Patriot Pac-2 batteries;
- Spain-3 Patriot Pac-2 batteries.
But given that the search for Patriot beyond the EU and NATO was also discussed, "geography" should be expanded to Asia:
- Japan-24 Patriot Pac-3 batteries;
- South Korea-8 Patriot Pac-3 batteries;
- Taiwan-7 Patriot Pac-3 batteries.
But it is unlikely that the donor of these SCRs can be found among these countries, because all three countries are not in a state now to be disarmed. Moreover, they do not supply weapons to Ukraine directly, and Japan is just beginning to relieve self -imposed restrictions on weapons exports.
Therefore, you can pay attention to the Middle East. But in this category, data "walk" depending on the source, because of the much smaller openness of countries:
- Kuwait-7-8 batteries (possibly 6 PAC-2);
- Qatar-4–6 Patriot Pac-3 batteries;
- Saudi Arabia-18-25 batteries (together PAC-2 and PAC-3);
- UAE-6–9 Patriot Pac-3 batteries, 2 more PAC-2 batteries;
- Israel-4 Patriot Pac-2 batteries.
But in this case, Germany may not be a good representative. For example, for a very long time, despite the conversation, it blocks the sale of Saudi Arabia of Eurofighter fighters, which in the amount of 48 units, this Arab country ordered in 2018. It is also possible to exclude Israel from the list, through its ban on even re -export of its weapons for Ukraine.
So, the task of getting extra Patriot will definitely not be easy, but that does not mean that it cannot be solved.
Additionally, one Patriot battery, or one Fire Unit, is up to 8 launchers, one radar, one command point, communication machines and security. But this is a flexible structure, so there are systematic cases where it is changed depending on the needs and capabilities of the customer. For example, the Polish Patriot batteries, which it has already unfolded, includes two radar and eight launchers. The Swedish has one radar and only three launchers. In Japan, a five -launch configuration was chosen as standard.
Finally, it should be noted that the amount of Patriot is quite difficult to calculate. For example, often quoted Military Balance is calculating these SCRs in the starting, but in the sections of organizational structures, the number of batteries indicates. It should also be noted that the number of SPRs that are not in a capable state are not taken into account, but still rests on the US ability to restore them.
