Ukraine's Patriot stockpile dwindles as interceptors go dry
TL;DR
CNN reports that Ukraine’s Patriot air-defense system sits idle with depleted interceptors, highlighting a global supply crunch after heavy use in the Gulf and elsewhere. Kyiv says it needs a portion of the US stockpile to survive winter, but has only about 1% available; the Pentagon plans to boost production toward 2,000 interceptors per year by 2030, and talks with Raytheon/Lockheed Martin about local manufacturing face IP and security hurdles. Ukraine has floated licensing Patriot production on its soil, but immediate production remains blocked by complex requirements.
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