Ukraine Seeks European Missile Defense Prototype by Mid-2027
🛡️ KYIV — European shield, not US Patriot, is Ukraine's 2027 air defense plan. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Mid-2027 signals Kyiv is designing around the US Patriot interceptor shortage already constraining CENTCOM. A European prototype shifts air defense guarantorship from Washington to EU industry. With Iran-Russia drone corridors active, Kyiv can't wait on resupply cycles tied to the Middle East war. Variable: whether European manufacturers deliver on time.
