During yesterday's 20th anniversary of the Ukrainian Air Force plenty of footage of German-delivered air defence systems and related equipment was shown.
Germany has pledged a new military aid package worth over €1.1 billion to Ukraine. In addition to state-of-the-art artillery, it also includes significant air defence systems and a lot of ammunition.
A Rheinmetall official has announced that Rheinmetall will deliver the second Skynex air defence system to Ukraine in March 2024. It was ordered by the German government back in 2022.
With the latest update, the German government made public that they have delivered a lot of air defence, infantry fighting vehicles, ammunition, engineering vehicles and more in the past weeks to Ukraine.
There are many legends and myths surrounding Rheinmetall's Skynex air defence system, which have been fuelled in particular by announcements made by Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger and have flared up again and again since then. But what is it all about? The story of Skynex in Ukraine.