German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius looks on the day his counterparts Hanno Pevkur of Estonia and Inara Murniece of Latvia sign a framework contract with German arms maker Diehl Defence for the purchase of their air defence system IRIS-T SLM in Roethenbach near Nuremberg, Germany, on Sep 11, 2023. FRANKFURT: Germany announced an additional €1 billion in military aid for Ukraine on Tuesday , in a race to step up weapons deliveries ahead of winter.
Berlin will also send two more IRIS-T air defence missile systems this month capable of short- and medium-range protection, the defence ministry said in a statement.Over the coming weeks, Ukraine will also receive 10 more state-of-the-art Leopard tanks and three additional Gepard anti-aircraft guns as well as extra ammunition and vehicles.
The German ministry did not say when the newly promised American-made Patriot system would be delivered. After some initial hesitation, Germany drastically ramped up its support for Ukraine in the wake of Russia's invasion in February 2022.
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