US State Dept OKs potential $5 billion sale of Patriot missiles to Germany

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US State Dept OKs potential $5 billion ***** of Patriot missiles to Germany

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible ***** of up to 600 Patriot air defense missiles to NATO ally Germany for an estimated cost of $5 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

“The proposed ***** will improve Germany’s capability to meet current and future threats and increase the defensive capabilities of its military,” the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement.

Under new NATO defense plans, Germany will need to quadruple its air defenses to protect infrastructure and military forces in the event of severe tensions or a war, one security source told Reuters last month.

Germany had 36 Patriot air defense units, which launch missiles, when it was NATO’s frontline state during the Cold War. Today, ******* forces are down to nine Patriot units, after donating three to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in 2022.

The prime contractor for the possible *****, which includes related equipment and technical assistance, will be Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon agency said.

The agency notified Congress of the possible ***** on Thursday.

(Reporting by Eric Beech, editing by David Ljunggren)

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