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Local Germany
11 minutes ago
- Politics
- Local Germany
Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to Ukraine
After reaching an agreement with the United States, the German military will deliver additional Patriot launchers in the coming days, and will supply further components in the next two to three months, the defence ministry said in a statement. In return, Germany has agreed with the US Defense Department that it will be the "first country" to receive expedited delivery of new-generation Patriot systems. Berlin currently has nine Patriot systems, having delivered three to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Two of Germany's systems are currently stationed in southeast Poland to protect Rzeszow airport, a transit point for weapons deliveries to Ukraine, with another being used to train Ukrainian soldiers. Germany has been Ukraine's second-largest supplier of aid after the United States. Patriots are made by the American aerospace and defence company Raytheon and are considered one of the most effective systems on the market for combatting missiles and drones. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Friday's announcement "shows once again that Germany is by far Ukraine's strongest supporter when it comes to air defence". "Germany is doing the groundwork to quickly meet Ukraine's urgent current needs," he said. Advertisement An AFP analysis showed Friday that Russia fired 6,297 long-range drones into Ukraine in July, more than at any time since the invasion began in February 2022. On Friday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 31 people had been killed and 159 had been wounded in a Russian air strike in Kyiv the previous day. Five children were among the dead, the youngest two years old. Pistorius said Friday's announcement "goes together with an appeal to our partners to quickly deliver further systems". Last week Zelensky said Ukraine was working to secure funding for 10 Patriot systems following a deal with US President Donald Trump under which European states would buy US weaponry and give it to Kyiv. Aside from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden have said they are willing to finance the systems under the deal.
Straits Times
26 minutes ago
- Business
- Straits Times
Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to Ukraine
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky previously said Ukraine was working to secure funding for 10 Patriot systems following a deal with US President Donald Trump. BERLIN - Germany said on Aug 1 that it will soon start delivering two more US-made Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a growing number of Russian drone and missile attacks. After reaching an agreement with the United States, the German military will deliver additional Patriot launchers in the coming days, and will supply further components in the next two to three months, the defence ministry said in a statement. In return, Germany has agreed with the US Defense Department that it will be the 'first country' to receive expedited delivery of new-generation Patriot systems. Berlin currently has nine Patriot systems, having delivered three to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Two of Germany's systems are currently stationed in southeast Poland to protect Rzeszow airport, a transit point for weapons deliveries to Ukraine, with another being used to train Ukrainian soldiers. Germany has been Ukraine's second-largest supplier of aid after the United States. Patriots are made by the American aerospace and defence company Raytheon and are considered one of the most effective systems on the market for combatting missiles and drones. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Tech Reporting suspected advanced cyber attacks will provide a defence framework: Shanmugam Singapore Tanjong Katong sinkhole: Road will progressively open to motorists from Aug 2 noon World Trump modifies reciprocal tariffs ahead of deadline; rate on Singapore remains at 10% Business Singapore's US tariff rate stays at 10%, but the Republic is not out of the woods yet Singapore 5 women face capital charges after they were allegedly found with nearly 27kg of cocaine in S'pore Business Sumo Salad had valid insurance coverage for work injury claims: MOM Asia Australia to force Google to conduct age checks in world-first rules for search engines Singapore PM Wong to deliver National Day message on Aug 8 Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said the Aug 1 announcement 'shows once again that Germany is by far Ukraine's strongest supporter when it comes to air defence'. 'Germany is doing the groundwork to quickly meet Ukraine's urgent current needs,' he said. An AFP analysis showed on Aug 1 that Russia fired 6,297 long-range drones into Ukraine in July, more than at any time since the invasion began in February 2022. On Aug 1 , Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 31 people had been killed and 159 had been wounded in a Russian air strike in Kyiv the previous day. Five children were among the dead, the youngest two years old. Mr Pistorius said the Aug 1 announcement 'goes together with an appeal to our partners to quickly deliver further systems'. Last week, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine was working to secure funding for 10 Patriot systems following a deal with US President Donald Trump under which European states would buy US weaponry and give it to Kyiv. Aside from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden have said they are willing to finance the systems under the deal. AFP
Roya News
27 minutes ago
- Politics
- Roya News
Germany to start deliveries of two Patriot systems to Ukraine
Germany said on Friday it will soon start delivering two more US-made Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine, as Kyiv faces a growing number of Russian drone and missile attacks. After reaching an agreement with the United States, the German military will deliver additional Patriot launchers in the coming days, and will supply further components in the next two to three months, the defence ministry said in a statement. In return, Germany has agreed with the US Defense Department that it will be the "first country" to receive expedited delivery of new-generation Patriot systems. Germany has already delivered three Patriot systems to Ukraine since 2022. Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Friday's announcement "shows once again that Germany is by far Ukraine's strongest supporter when it comes to air defence". On Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 31 people had been killed and 159 had been wounded in a Russian air strike in Kyiv the previous day. Five children were among the dead, the youngest two years old.
NDTV
24-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
US Lawmaker Presses Defense For Details On Microsoft's Chinese Engineers
San Francisco: A US lawmaker on Thursday pressed the US Defense Department for further details on what information the US military shared with Chinese engineers as part of a cloud computing services contract with Microsoft. After a report by investigative journalism publication ProPublica, Microsoft last week said it has ended the practice of using China-based engineers to provide technical support to the US military under the supervision of US "digital escorts" who may not have had the expertise to assess whether the work was a cybersecurity threat. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a two-week review to ensure other contractors were not employing the same practices. In a letter seen by Reuters, US Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, asked Hegseth to provide details to lawmakers on what information Chinese engineers accessed and to disclose "the discovery of potential security incidents or malicious events that have already occurred or are likely to occur." In addition, Cotton asked whether Microsoft had been required to perform self-audits of the program and if so, the results of those audits. "While I applaud your actions, I am concerned that the Department (of Defense) is hampered by agreements and practices unwisely adopted by your predecessors, including contracts and oversight processes that fail to account for the growing Chinese threat," Cotton wrote in the letter.
Time of India
24-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
US lawmaker presses for details of Pentagon use of Chinese engineers under Microsoft deal
A US lawmaker on Thursday pressed the US Defense Department for further details on what information the US military shared with Chinese engineers as part of a cloud computing services contract with Microsoft After a report by investigative journalism publication ProPublica, Microsoft last week said it has ended the practice of using China-based engineers to provide technical support to the US military under the supervision of US "digital escorts" who may not have had the expertise to assess whether the work was a cybersecurity Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a two-week review to ensure other contractors were not employing the same a letter seen by Reuters, US Senator Tom Cotton, an Arkansas Republican, asked Hegseth to provide details to lawmakers on what information Chinese engineers accessed and to disclose "the discovery of potential security incidents or malicious events that have already occurred or are likely to occur."In addition, Cotton asked whether Microsoft had been required to perform self-audits of the program and if so, the results of those audits."While I applaud your actions, I am concerned that the Department (of Defense) is hampered by agreements and practices unwisely adopted by your predecessors, including contracts and oversight processes that fail to account for the growing Chinese threat," Cotton wrote in the letter.
