Germany and Sweden are negotiating a new arms package in which Stockholm will transfer German-made air defense missiles and launchers for German-made IRIS-T systems to Ukraine. Bloomberg writes about it..

It is known that Germany asked Sweden to provide launchers for the IRIS-T anti-missile system.. The discussion will also provide more ammunition that can be used for German IRIS-T systems sent to Kyiv..

The Bloomberg publication mentions that Germany previously announced its intention to send three additional IRIS-T systems to Ukraine this year after the first one arrived in October 2022.. Now the manufacturer, Diehl Defense, is following its plan and is going to complete the order on time..

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The Swedish Armed Forces are known to use IRIS-T missiles launched from Swedish-made armored Arctic vehicles in their Robotsystem 98 system..

Earlier, the government of the Scandinavian country announced that it would supply Ukraine with air defense systems, while not giving details about their type..