Germany to Deploy Air Defense Unit to Turkey, Relieving US
About 150 soldiers will move with the battery as Germany relieves an American unit and says it is taking more responsibility within NATO.
- Germany will deploy a Patriot missile battery to Turkey for a NATO rotation from late June through September, with about 150 soldiers from Husum relieving an American unit.
- This deployment responds to Iranian rocket attacks that hit American allies in the region after the United States and Israel launched their war on Tehran at the end of February.
- Defence Minister Boris Pistorius confirmed the mission, stating, "Germany is taking more responsibility within NATO" and emphasizing cooperation with Turkish and American partners.
- Designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, low-flying cruise missiles, and aircraft, the Patriot system provides critical air-defense capability for the rotation through September.
- Germany previously deployed Patriot air-defense systems to Turkey between 2013 and 2015 during the Syrian war to strengthen Turkish air defenses, establishing operational precedent.
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Germany is to deploy Patriot missiles in Turkey for six months amid threat from Iran
Germany will deploy a Patriot missile defense system to Turkey to replace one of the additional NATO systems currently in place. Ankara says the decision is linked to the threat of missile attacks amid conflicts involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
Turkey announced Wednesday that Germany will send a Patriot missile system for a six-month deployment from June to replace a system under NATO measures in south-eastern Turkey to strengthen air defence in the context of the Iran war, Reuters reports.
Germany will deploy Patriot air defence system to southeast Turkey, Ankara says
ANKARA, May 20 (Reuters) - Turkey said on Wednesday that Germany would send it a Patriot missile defence system for a six-month deployment from June to replace a system deployed as part of NATO measures in southeast Turkey to bolster air defences amid the war in Iran.In March, Ankara said a U.S. Patriot system was deployed to southeast Turkey, near a NATO radar base, in the face of missile threats from Iran. NATO defences shot down four ballisti…
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