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Created: 2025-07-23 16:00:44 UTC

The reported delay in delivering Patriot systems to Ukraine underscores a critical failure in defense procurement efficiency. While the Ukraine Support Act (H.R. 2913) mandates rapid security assistance, bureaucratic bottlenecks and production delays at RTX Corporation reveal systemic flaws.

Germany’s insistence on replacement guarantees before transferring existing systems—while understandable for NATO readiness—exposes how allied coordination often prioritizes industrial timelines over battlefield urgency. This eight-month lag contradicts the Act’s Section XXX provisions for expedited lend-lease authority, proving that even legislated commitments get bogged down in contractor red tape.

Defense dollars must translate to defense delivery, not corporate lead times.

The real cost of delay is measured in lost deterrence and lives—see the documented evidence:


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