Four months after France announced it would provide Ukraine with an anti-aircraft missile system
What is known
According to the French leader, the systemThe SAMP/T air defense system is already deployed in Ukraine and provides protection for key facilities and the lives of the country's residents. The Armed Forces, the General Staff and the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine have not yet commented on the statement of the President of France.
SAMP / T is a Franco-Italian anti-aircraft missilecomplex, which includes launchers with Astere-30 missiles. Ukraine should receive 700 anti-aircraft missiles and two Ground Master 200 radar stations.
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The system is capable of intercepting airborne threatsat an altitude of up to 25 km and at a distance of up to 100 km. Together with the MIM-104 Patriot anti-aircraft missile system, SAMP / T will be able to provide an even higher level of protection against Russian ballistic missiles.
By the way, it is possible that the new systemair defense will also shoot down Kh-47M2 "Dagger" hypersonic missiles, because. by and large, this is the Iskander ballistic missile, which is launched from an airplane. She, indeed, is capable of reaching speeds of more than 5 Machs (6174 km / h), but cannot maintain it throughout the entire flight. Patriot in Kyiv has already shot down 13 of 13 Kinzhal missiles, including six over the weekend.