
美國國務院宣布批准向烏克蘭出售500枚愛國者三型飛彈,總額達21億美元。然而因尚未製造,預計需至2030年代初期才能交貨,此交付延宕加深美烏緊張關係。
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美國國務院批准向烏克蘭出售500枚愛國者三型飛彈,總金額達21億美元,資金源自盟國捐款與歐盟貸款。
(中央社華盛頓30日綜合外電報導)美國國務院今天宣布,已批准向烏克蘭出售500枚愛國者三型(Patriot PAC-3)飛彈,估計總金額達21億美元。不過由於這批飛彈尚未開始製造,消息人士透露,預計要到2030年代初期才能交貨。
路透社報導,飛彈交付延宕的問題已加深烏克蘭與美國之間的緊張關係。此前,美國總統川普宣布與俄羅斯達成柴油交易,並批評烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基(Volodymyr Zelenskyy)不願停止攻擊俄羅斯煉油廠。
烏克蘭長期以來一直表示亟需更多攔截飛彈,以擊落不斷增加的來襲飛彈。愛國者飛彈系統是對付高速彈道飛彈最有效的武器。
烏克蘭官員表示,俄羅斯無人機29日攻擊烏克蘭城市第聶伯羅(Dnipro)一處人潮擁擠的火車月台,造成至少14人死亡;俄軍同日白天還攻擊另外2座城市,造成5人喪生,晚間又以飛彈攻擊首都基輔(Kyiv),造成1人死亡。
澤倫斯基26日表示,俄羅斯加強攻擊能源與民用基礎設施之際,烏克蘭已等待近1個月,盼美國批准提供關鍵飛彈。
然而,儘管烏克蘭迫切需要這批攔截飛彈,實際取得武器恐怕還要等上很久。軍售通常需要數年才能完成交付,2名消息人士表示,這批尚未開始製造的飛彈,預計要到2030年代初期才能交貨。
其中一名消息人士透露,烏克蘭國防部正敦促五角大廈提前交貨,可能的做法包括先從美國現有庫存中調撥飛彈給烏克蘭,再利用新製造的愛國者攔截飛彈補充美方庫存。
國務院在聲明中表示,烏克蘭將透過美國「JUMPSTART計畫」(Joint Ukraine Multinational Program – Services, Training and Articles Rapid Timeline)的機制,運用加拿大、德國及挪威提供的資金購買這批飛彈,另外也將動用歐盟「烏克蘭支持貸款」(Ukraine Support Loan)所挹注的資金。
根據五角大廈官網,這項計畫運用盟國捐款,為烏克蘭採購武器、服務及訓練,以協助烏克蘭在俄羅斯入侵後維護自身安全。
今年8月,JUMPSTART計畫也曾用於採購3350枚空射巡弋飛彈,總價8億2500萬美元。
洛克希德馬丁公司(Lockheed Martin)是這項愛國者攔截飛彈軍售案的主要承包商。
美國陸軍7月與洛克希德馬丁簽署多年期合約,生產愛國者三型增程型飛彈(PAC-3 MSE),合約金額上限為586億美元。
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烏克蘭國防部將敦促五角大廈提前交貨並尋求從美軍庫存調撥
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General Ronald Clark, commander of US Army Pacific, stated that 2027 remains a target year for military readiness concerning Taiwan, despite US intelligence assessments suggesting no current Chinese plan for an attack by that date.

The Ministry of National Defense stated that since 1:15 pm on the 31st, it has successively detected 22 sorties of Chinese military aircraft going to sea to cooperate with the Communist warships in carrying out "joint combat readiness patrols" to disrupt Taiwan. Among them, 18 sorties crossed the center line and its extension line and entered China's northern, central, southwest and western Pacific airspace.

The Safe Taiwan Society held a symposium. Scholars and officials warned that after the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the CCP tried to achieve "leaving the islands but not the sea" by coordinating the coast guard, scientific research vessels and fishing vessels. At the same time, China's economic downturn may accelerate the PLA's intelligent construction of AI and unmanned vehicles.

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China ratified the expulsion of 16 generals including Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli from the party. Scholars analyzed that Xi Jinping has not inspected local troops for nine months and that none of the six existing generals has control of the actual army. An air force general even took over as commander of the central theater, which shows that Xi has completely eliminated the People's Liberation Army's ability to interfere in the political situation and launch coups.

The Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee came to an end, and the Safe Taiwan Society held a symposium on the 31st. Scholars pointed out that the large-scale purge of the Communist Party's top military and military industry systems has led to the postponement of the centenary goal of establishing the army in 2027, and the probability of short-term aggression against Taiwan has decreased. However, because politics trumps professionalism, misjudgments are prone to occur in emergencies.

On the early morning of the 31st, the Dongsha Command of the Coast Guard detected China Coast Guard 3102 breaking into the restricted waters of Dongsha using a concealed boat. Our "Patrol No. 7" went to forcefully drive them away. China's broadcast claimed to have jurisdiction over the sea area. We solemnly refuted it. The two sides continued to confront each other.