The USA approved the sale of 600 Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to Germany for $5 billion. This was reported by the Pentagon's Security and Defense Cooperation Agency on August 15.
«This sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by increasing the security of a NATO ally that is an important force for political and economic stability in Europe. This will contribute to the achievement of Germany's goal of improving national and territorial defense, as well as operational interoperability with US and NATO forces,— the text says.
According to American officials, the US State Department has approved the sale of Patriot missiles to Germany, although the deal still has to be approved by Congress.