Dutch to deploy Patriot air defence unit to Lithuania

April 5, 2024

Space War

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Tuesday that the Netherlands will temporarily deploy Patriot missile systems to Lithuania, as the Baltics seek NATO allies to rotate air defence capabilities to the region.

“Dutch armed forces are currently making preparations for a patriot air defence unit to conduct an exercise in Lithuania this summer,” Rutte told reporters in Vilnius, alongside Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda.

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