Because the contracted missiles are years out, Kyiv asked partners for interceptors from existing stockpiles now, and Germany agreed to ship PAC-2 interceptors from its own stocks immediately.
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Most of the contracted missiles will not arrive for years
Consistent with Defense Express PAC-3 MSE ~24-month build time and COMLOG deliveries from early 2027, but the story's framing is the desk's synthesis rather than a quoted timeline
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Because the contracted missiles are years out, Kyiv asked partners for interceptors from existing stockpiles now
Reuters cites Ukraine's defence chief on the request; the causal link between delivery lag and the stockpile request is partly the desk's inference