US President Donald Trump announced the deployment of Patriot missile defense systems to Ukraine, with the European Union financing the arrangement. Germany confirmed funding for at least two Patriot batteries. The Patriot missile system, developed by Raytheon, is a sophisticated surface-to-air missile system that has been adapted to combat tactical ballistic missiles. CSIS reported that a single Patriot system is valued at over $1 billion. The system is capable of defending against multiple aerial threats, including cruise missiles and drones.
"We basically are going to send them various pieces of very sophisticated military and they're going to pay us 100 percent for them," Trump said.
The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile (SAM) system initially developed to intercept high-flying aircraft and modified in the 1980s to counter tactical ballistic missiles.
In 2022, the US-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) priced the Patriot system at over $1 billion.
Current Patriot batteries can defend against tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, drones and aircraft, which are some of the airborne assets Russia deploys.
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