The United States is facing a serious shortage of Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM). General John Hayten complained about this during the event, which was broadcast on YouTube.
According to the military, American Patriot systems are “never enough.” “There are a lot of countries around the world that would really like to buy Patriot, but in most cases we just don’t have Patriot systems to sell,” Hayten said.
serving as vice chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The general noted the high demand for Patriot systems, emphasizing their “critical role” in defense. “When you place the Patriot system somewhere, it really protects you from enemy attack,” he explained.
In January 2020, the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Procurement and Logistics Ellen Lord said that the United States often refuses to supply Patriot air defense systems to other countries, since foreign partners demand to tell about the technical data of these systems, as well as to establish production on their territory. Lord also noted that the United States will not allow a situation where foreign partners will have both Russian S-400 systems and American fifth-generation F-35 fighter-bombers.