Patriot missile systems on the road to Ukraine

Netherlands Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren attended a meeting of defence ministers for the US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Ramstein on 20 January.

The new missile system support is part of a joint supply initiative for Patriot systems, ammunition, training and maintenance parts by the Netherlands, the United States and Germany.

The Dutch armed forces have previously committed to training hundreds of Ukrainian recruits as part of Operation Interflex in the United Kingdom. Approximately 90 members of the Royal Netherlands Army trained 400 between September and November last year, a further 400 more recruits will be trained from January to April this year.

The Patriot or Phased Array Tracking Radar for Intercept on Target, is a surface-to-air missile defence system created by Raytheon Technologies. It is currently used by the US and its allies.

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