Ukraine wants to make its own Patriot missiles. That's a bad idea. (opens in new tab)

a license to produce Patriot anti-ballistic missile interceptors inside Ukraine.Ukraine’s deficit of air defenses is, at this point, well-known. The country was running low on air defense interceptors even before February, when the Iran war diverted much of the limited supply away from Kyiv and toward the Middle East. Zelensky argues that giving Ukraine a license to produce Patriot missiles domestically would be a win-win, allowing his country to better defend its skies while also lessening t...