Germany’s army rushed an Iris-T air-defence system into service on its own soil for the first time Wednesday having delivered several of the sophisticated systems to war-torn Ukraine to take down Russian rockets, drones and missiles mid-flight.
Russia-bordering Estonia and Latvia plan jointly to acquire German air defense systems for the protection of the two NATO nations’ airspace.
Ukraine wants more air defence missiles, warning if they lose control of the skies the country will be pounded into the ground.
The Canadian government under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to spend over $400 million on an air defence system for Ukraine that the Canadian army has begged for since 2012.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) – Slovakia’s Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad says the United States will deploy a Patriot air defence system in his country next week.
