Norway has committed to assisting Germany in covering the cost of two Patriot air-defense systems, along with their missiles, destined for Ukraine. According to Oslo, this contribution is part of a broader Norwegian funding package for air-defense assets worth about $692 million.
Germany will transfer two fully operational Patriot systems from its own stock to Ukraine, while Norway will help finance their replacement. The U.S. has also confirmed it will backfill Germany with new systems to compensate for those handed over, Norway’s government noted in a statement issued on Ukraine’s Independence Day.
For months, Kyiv has been urging its partners to supply additional air-defense equipment, as Russian missile and drone strikes continue to batter its cities. The Patriot remains one of the few Western platforms capable of intercepting short-range ballistic missiles. “Together with Germany, we are now making sure Ukraine gains access to highly capable air-defense systems,” Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said, stressing the joint effort to shield Ukrainian civilians from ongoing Russian air assaults.
Berlin has already delivered three Patriot batteries to Ukraine, each typically consisting of radar, a fire-control station, and multiple launch units. In early August, the German Defense Ministry confirmed it would send extra launchers soon, with complete systems to follow within a few months.
As part of the arrangement, Germany secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense granting it priority access to the latest generation of newly built Patriot systems, despite global shortages and long production timelines for key components. Norway’s contribution will cover part of the cost of these replacements, as well as fund air-defense radars from German firm Hensoldt and systems from Norway’s own Kongsberg.
Altogether, Oslo’s commitment totals seven billion Norwegian kroner ($692 million). Berlin has already ordered TRML-4D radars from Hensoldt for Ukraine and is financing deliveries of Kongsberg’s short-range Typhon-2 systems. Norway will support this effort by donating critical components from its armed forces. Last year, Oslo had already supplied Ukraine with ten of the earlier Typhon-1 models.
