Norway to help Germany pay for Patriot air-defense systems for Ukraine

PARIS — Norway will help Germany pay for two Patriot air-defense systems including missiles for Ukraine, according to the Norwegian government, with the Nordic country providing total funding for air-defense capabilities amounting to roughly $692 million.

Germany will provide Ukraine two complete Patriot systems from its inventory, and Norway will help pay for their replacement, the government in Oslo said in statement on Sunday, on the occasion of the Independence Day of Ukraine. The United States has confirmed it will replace the two systems being donated by Germany, Norway said.

Ukraine has been asking its allies for more air-defense systems for months, as daily Russian attacks pummel the embattled country’s cities with cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones. Patriot is one of the few systems supplied to Ukraine capable of intercepting tactical ballistic missiles.

“Together with Germany, we are now ensuring that Ukraine receives powerful air defense systems,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said. “Germany and Norway are working very closely together to support Ukraine in its fight to defend the country and protect the civilian population against Russian air attacks.”

Germany has already provided Ukraine with three Patriot systems, which typically consist of a fire-control unit, radar and multiple launchers. The German Ministry of Defence said in early August it would provide Ukraine with additional launchers, to be followed by further complete systems within two to three months.

In return for donating the systems to Ukraine, Germany agreed with the U.S. Department of Defense that it will be the first country to receive the latest generation of newly manufactured Patriot systems, according to the German MoD. Patriot systems are in short supply, and the production of some components can take years, it said.

Norway will help pay for the new German Patriots, as well as contribute to the purchase of air-defense radars from Germany’s Hensoldt and air-defense systems from Norway’s Kongsberg, for a total amount of seven billion Norwegian kroner ($692 million).

Germany has contracted with Hensoldt for the delivery of TRML-4D air-defense radar to Ukraine, the Norwegian government said. Berlin is also financing the delivery of Kongsberg’s short-range aid defense systems Typhon-2, to which Norway will contribute by donating key components from its armed forces. Norway last year provided Ukraine with ten Typhon-1 systems, it said.

Rudy Ruitenberg is a Europe correspondent for Defense News. He started his career at Bloomberg News and has experience reporting on technology, commodity markets and politics.

巴黎——挪威政府表示，挪威将帮助德国支付向乌克兰交付两套“爱国者”防空系统（包括导弹）的费用，挪威将为防空能力提供总计约 6.92 亿美元的资金。

德国将从其库存中向乌克兰提供两套完整的“爱国者”导弹防御系统，挪威将协助支付更换这些系统的费用。奥斯陆政府周日发表声明，庆祝乌克兰独立日。挪威方面表示，美国已确认将更换德国捐赠的这两套系统。

几个月来，乌克兰一直在向盟友请求增派防空系统，因为俄罗斯每天都用巡航导弹、弹道导弹和无人机猛烈袭击这个饱受战火蹂躏的国家。爱国者导弹系统是少数几种能够拦截战术弹道导弹的乌克兰援助系统之一。

“我们正与德国一道，确保乌克兰获得强大的防空系统，”挪威首相约纳斯·加尔·施特勒表示。“德国和挪威正紧密合作，支持乌克兰保卫国家、保护平民免受俄罗斯空袭。”

德国已向乌克兰提供了三套“爱国者”导弹防御系统，该系统通常由火控单元、雷达和多联装发射装置组成。德国国防部在8月初表示，将向乌克兰提供更多发射装置，并在两到三个月内提供更多完整的系统。

德国国防部表示，作为向乌克兰捐赠导弹系统的交换条件，德国与美国国防部达成协议，德国将成为首个接收最新一代“爱国者”导弹系统的国家。“爱国者”导弹系统目前供应短缺，部分零部件的生产可能需要数年时间。

挪威将帮助支付德国新型“爱国者”导弹系统的费用，并为从德国亨索尔特公司购买防空雷达和从挪威孔斯贝格公司购买防空系统提供资金，总金额为 70 亿挪威克朗（6.92 亿美元）。

挪威政府表示，德国已与亨索尔特公司签订合同，向乌克兰交付TRML-4D防空雷达。柏林方面还资助向乌克兰交付康斯伯格公司的Typhon-2短程辅助防御系统，挪威将通过捐赠其武装部队的关键部件来支持该系统的交付。挪威方面称，去年挪威已向乌克兰提供了10套Typhon-1系统。

鲁迪·鲁伊滕贝格是《防务新闻》的欧洲记者。他的职业生涯始于彭博新闻社，拥有报道科技、大宗商品市场和政治方面的经验。