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At the same time, as a user of the U.S.-made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/07\/20\/lockheed-martin-announces-cheaper-patriot-interceptor-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/07\/20\/lockheed-martin-announces-cheaper-patriot-interceptor-missile\/\">Patriot ecosystem<\/a> in the same distance and altitude defensive segment, he cautioned that eventually operating two different systems would be hard to conceive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn air defense, we\u2019re arguing for European sovereignty, and we\u2019re going to move forward on the famous SAMP\/T new-generation system, with also a clear willingness from France to co-produce with Germany and our Italian partners in the new-generation SAMP\/T,\u201d Macron said at a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The response by Pistorius suggests longer-term cooperation on technology development for the SAMP\/T system is also on the table \u2014 he cited \u201c10 years or more\u201d \u2014 compared with a more limited production offer. The benefits of such a scenario, in turn, would be interesting for Germany, Pistorius said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe should therefore take this offer seriously\u201d and study all the relevant details, he told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An acute shortage of Patriot interceptors, partly due to the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, have European Patriot customers on edge about spares and new production. The U.S. government has signaled that it wants to fulfill hardware requirements for American forces first, relegating some international production slots to the back of the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation has amplified voices in Europe calling for more sovereign capabilities unconnected to the political and military fortunes of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pan-European missile maker MBDA has said it plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2026\/03\/26\/mbda-to-double-aster-air-defense-missile-output-in-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">double production<\/a> this year of the Aster air-defense interceptor used in the SAMP\/T system. The firm in October 2024 conducted the first test firing of an updated Aster 30 Block 1 New Technology interceptor designed to intercept medium-range ballistic missiles and hypersonic missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Italy took delivery of its first SAMP\/T NG in January, equipped with a Leonardo radar with an air-surveillance instrument range of at least 300 kilometers, while France received its first upgraded system in February, equipped with a Thales Ground Fire 300 radar that has a claimed range of up to 400 kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukraine said on July 14 it was planning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.president.gov.ua\/news\/spilna-deklaraciya-prezidenta-ukrayini-ta-prezidenta-francuz-105425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">order four SAMP\/T NG systems<\/a>, with France committing to delivering them as soon as possible, with progressive deployment of modules as they become available starting in 2027. 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