Denys Shtilerman, founder of Ukrainian FirePoint company, points to the dangerous weakness of the Western defence industry. Ukraine uses more Patriot missiles a period than the full planet can produce for 2 months. This is simply a lesson that Poland should take seriously.
War exposed industrial weakness
Denys Shtilerman, founder of Ukrainian company FirePoint producing drones and missiles for the army, described in The Washington Post a problem that the West can no longer cover with declarations. As he claims, Ukraine uses more Patriot missiles within a period than the full planet can produce in 2 months.
This account shows the gap between the needs of modern war and the pace of western production. Even an advanced defence strategy loses its meaning if it lacks ammunition. Magazines and production lines present find the resilience of the state as effectively as diplomatic assurances.
Dependence on 1 maker is simply a risk
Shtilerman argues that it is forbidden to trust on 1 maker and 1 country. This is an crucial informing to NATO as a whole. The concentration of supplies may be convenient during peace, but during a long conflict it creates a bottleneck that cannot be removed by a press conference or another declaration of solidarity.
Ukraine develops its own drones and missiles due to the fact that war forces fast adaptation of technology to the battlefield. The West should draw a applicable conclusion: capacity is not built only erstwhile the crisis begins. We request factories, personnel, supplies and the ability to rapidly scale.
Poland needs its own abilities
For Poland, this debate is not a distant debate about another's war. Russia remains a threat to our region, and the experience from the front in Ukraine shows the pace of the usage of arms, which European countries have for years not included in their plans. safety cannot be based solely on the acquisition of ready-to-use systems abroad.
The Polish interest requires the improvement of home ammunition production, drones and spare parts and the conclusion of specified contracts that give access to technology and service. Alliances are needed, but a serious state must hold its ability to act erstwhile external deliveries slow down or go to another recipient first.
Realism alternatively of Compassion
The war in Ukraine became a brutal test for weapons models and supply systems. The data cited by the FirePoint chief is not an argument against the Patriots. They show that the quality of equipment must go hand in hand with mass, resistant production.
At stake for Poles is the ability to defend their territory from the first day of the crisis. A country that does not have stocks and manufacture remains dependent on another people's deadlines, priorities and decisions. Poland cannot afford specified helplessness.
Source: Interia Events
