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Germany to deliver new IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine soon

Germany will soon deliver new IRIS-T air defense systems to Ukraine, German Ambassador to Ukraine Heiko Thoms said in an interview with public broadcaster Suspilne published on Jan. 28.

28 January, 04:39 PM

Ukraine orders 18 IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany

Ukraine’s government has ordered 18 IRIS-T air defense systems from Germany’s Diehl Defence, CEO Helmut Rauch told German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle on Jan. 23.

24 January, 03:53 AM

Germany announces more than $2.3 billion in new aid for Ukraine

Germany will provide over EUR2 billion ($2.33 billion) in additional military assistance to Ukraine, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced after a Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting on Oct. 15.

15 October 2025, 08:45 PM

Berlin delivers eighth IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine

Ukraine received from Germany its eighth IRIS-T SLM surface-to-air missile battery two weeks ago, German Aid to Ukraine monitoring project reported on Aug. 29. The crew operating the system completed their training in July.

30 August 2025, 12:18 AM

Germany preparing new IRIS-T for Ukraine, has delivered over 60 Gepards — ambassador

Germany has already delivered more than 60 Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine and is preparing to send another IRIS-T air defense system, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany Oleksii Makeiev told Interfax-Ukraine on July 27.

25 July 2025, 01:45 PM

Ukraine signs IRIS-T licensing deal with Germany

Kyiv has signed a contract with Germany’s Diehl Defence to produce IRIS-T air defense systems and missiles for them in Ukraine, Defense Minister Rustem Umerov said on May 28.

28 May 2025, 09:46 PM

Ammunition and AA in Germany’s new aid package for Ukraine

Germany has delivered a new military aid package to Ukraine that includes ammunition, anti-air missiles, small arms, and demining equipment, Berlin announced on May 7.

7 May 2025, 10:36 PM

Pistorius: Russia not ready for peace in Ukraine

Russia is not ready for peace, making an end to the war in Ukraine unlikely in the near future, said German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on April 11, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

11 April 2025, 05:21 PM

Military expert: Ukraine has the potential to build its own air defense

Ukraine currently lacks experience in producing its own air defense systems and has primarily focused on upgrading existing platforms, according to military expert and aviation historian Mykhailo Zhirohov. In an interview with NV on Feb. 15., Zhirohov shared his insights on Ukraine’s potential to develop and manufacture its own air defense systems.

20 February 2025, 04:15 PM

Bundeswehr taps strategic stockpile to boost Ukraine’s air defense

Germany will supply Ukraine with 60 additional missiles for the IRIS-T air defense system from its own military stockpile, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced following his visit to Kyiv, the German Armed Forces Association (DBwV) reported on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 12:47 PM

Germany sends ‘world’s most advanced’ RCH 155 howitzer to Ukraine

Germany’s Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has delivered the first of 54 RCH 155 wheeled howitzers to Ukraine, boosting the Defense Forces’ artillery, Stuttgarter Zeitung reported on Jan. 13.

13 January 2025, 04:19 PM

Another German IRIS-T anti-air system to arrive in Ukraine before 2025

In a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed that the sixth planned IRIS-T air defense system will be delivered to Ukraine by the end of the year, Zelenskyy’s office announced on Nov. 13.

13 November 2024, 11:04 PM

Germany to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems this year

Germany plans further deliveries of anti-air equipment to Ukraine by the end of 2024, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced during a briefing on Aug. 29.

29 August 2024, 11:54 PM

Germany to deliver four more IRIS-T systems and 30 Leopard tanks to Ukraine by year’s end

Germany will send Ukraine four more IRIS-T air defense systems by the end of 2024, including two SLM systems and two SLS launchers, according to Deputy Government Spokesperson Wolfgang Büchner, Ukrinform reports.

20 August 2024, 04:29 PM

Ukraine to receive another IRIS-T system from Germany in May

Ukraine is set to receive an IRIS-T air defense system from Germany in May, German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jaeger told Ukrainian TV broadcasters on May 13.

13 May 2024, 08:45 PM

Fire at IRIS-T producer Diehl Metall in Berlin involves dangerous chemicals

A severe fire broke out at the Diehl Metall steel plant in Berlin, leading to warnings about toxic smoke due to dangerous chemicals stored on site, including sulfuric acid and copper cyanide. The blaze was first reported by German news outlet Bild on May 3, citing local firefighting teams.

3 May 2024, 04:37 PM

German key weapon manufacturer to transfer new Iris-T Air defense system to Ukraine in coming weeks

Ukraine will receive a new air defense system promptly, ‘in the next few weeks’, Helmut Rauch, German weapon manufacturer Diehl Defence head, told Bild during his Kyiv visit with German Vice-Chancellor and Minister of Economy Robert Habek.

18 April 2024, 03:19 PM

Ukraine nearly out of Patriot and IRIS-T missiles — report

The Ukrainian military desperately needs to restock its supply of interceptor missiles for Patriot and IRIS-T anti-air systems, having nearly run out of them, Bild journalist Julian Ropcke reported via Twitter on April 11.

11 April 2024, 09:30 PM

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