German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has persuaded several European partners including the Netherlands to club together to provide around 30 PAC-3 guided missiles for Ukraine’s Patriot air-defense systems.
Together with five additional units from the German armed forces, roughly 35 interceptor missiles will be delivered to Ukraine as soon as possible to bolster dwindling stocks, according to people familiar with the planning, who asked not to be identified discussing confidential information.
The Netherlands and several other nations had confirmed their commitments, meaning the package can be delivered, said the people. The plans were first reported by magazine Der Spiegel.
A spokesman for the defense ministry in Berlin confirmed that Pistorius had launched an effort on Feb. 12 to supply Ukraine with PAC-3s and Germany was fully meeting its promised quota. Additional missiles had been secured from partners so that the initiative was “approaching the planned target,” the spokesman added, without providing details.
The US and its partners in the Gulf region have most likely burned through more than 1,000 PAC-3 interceptors since the air campaign against Iran began more than a week ago, putting strain on supplies and raising questions about whether more could be sent to Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said this week that his country had received about 600 PAC-3s since Russia invaded in 2022, fewer than the number produced by Lockheed Martin Corp. in 2025.