Speaking at the 29th Defense Group of Ukraine Conference, Mr. Pistorius said that he had reached an agreement with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during his recent visit to Washington.
According to Minister Pistorius, coordination with partners in transferring patriot missile systems will continue in the coming days.
Pistorius's announcement also came after US President Donald Trump announced on July 11 that Washington would send advanced weapons, including patriots, to Ukraine via NATO, marking a turning point after the Pentagon temporarily suspended arms transfers.
"We will send patriots to NATO and then NATO will distribute them," Trump said.
patriot missiles can detect and intercept many types of targets in the air, especially high-altitude ballistic missiles, and are considered one of the best systems in the world.
The modern missile supply comes as Russia has stepped up its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.
Of the five complexes, revealed at the Ukrainian reconstruction conference in Rome last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Germany would pay for the two complexes, while Norway had agreed to provide one missile complex. Information about the remaining 2 groups was not disclosed.
On July 21, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store confirmed that the country was ready to provide financial support to Ukraine's patriot complexes.
The US has previously sent three patriot complexes to Ukraine and Germany has also provided three more complexes. An additional combination from 1 member of the European Union. However, not all patriot missile systems are operated at the same time due to the need for periodic rotation of maintenance.
