Before the outbreak of a full-scale war in Ukraine, Germany had 12 Patriot PAC-3 operating batteries, 3 of which were donated to Ukraine. The fresh contract will so let for a slight increase in possible compared to what was before 2022. The fresh batteries will most likely be in the standard PAC-3+ configuration, and GEM-T missiles can be built in plants in Germany in cooperation with MBDA Deutschland and Raytheon.