It turned out that the Federal Security Council of Germany has been “considering” the application for two weeks.
The Federal Security Council of Germany has been considering the application for two weeks from DIEHL for transfer to Ukraine of the air defense system IRIS-T SLM. Bild writes about this.
Given how Germany is leading the Ukrainian government in the issue of supplying heavy weapons, it is not surprising that a decision on this issue has not yet been made.
If If the decision is made, the system will start working in Ukraine in November, after training the Ukrainian military to use it in Germany.
Ukraine has expressed interest in purchasing 10 such systems. Production time: 3-4 years.
The IRIS-T SLM system has a range of up to 40 kilometers and a height of up to 20 kilometers.
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Earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves Germany and partners with no choice but to supply Ukraine with weapons to combat the Russian invasion .
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