US-made Patriot missiles have protected Kyiv. Europe doesn't have an easy replacement.
The US-made Patriot has stopped Russian attacks in Ukraine, while boosting its own reputation. If Trump limits access, there's no direct replacement.
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U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock
A U.S. plan to use Japanese factories to boost production of Patriot air ... makes about 30 PAC-3 missiles each year under license from defense contractor Lockheed Martin and can increase that ...
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Why America's missile defense systems are the best in the world
Like THAAD interceptors, PAC-3 missiles do carry warheads and instead use "hit to kill" contact to obliterate targets. The following infographic from Lockheed Martin shows the Patriot system.
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Ukraine’s Best European Missile Just Shot Down Its First Russian Jet
U.S. firm Lockheed Martin produces around 500 Patriot missiles a year—and hopes to ramp up to 650 a year by 2027. A new Patriot missile plant is under construction in Germany, but will need ...