“Germany targets air defense ramp-up as Berlin corrals allies behind Ukraine”
“Berlin is reportedly assessing whether to boost its order of Patriot missile systems from the U.S.”
“The German government says it’s already in talks with countries over fresh air defense pledges for Ukraine, as Berlin mulls bolstering its own stocks of U.S.-made Patriot missile systems.
Germany’s foreign and defense ministers last week launched the Immediate Action on Air Defense (IAAD) initiative — first reported by POLITICO — and sent a letter to allies calling on governments to find and finance more air defense systems for Kyiv as Russia continues to pummel Ukraine’s critical infrastructure.
Following a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on Friday, Germany said there was already interest in the scheme. At the meeting, allied defense ministers discussed further support for Kyiv hours before legislators in Washington finally backed plans for a fresh $61 billion U.S. aid package.”
No DSRV support & limited UW rescue capability obliges Russia to conduct submarine operations "at risk".
Disrupts BSF submarine training/certification.
https://twitter.com/Drox_Maritime/status/1782069083636220060
Hit by a long range "Neptune" missile.
