As Patriot Systems can change the course of war - an explanation of the Air Force (video)
According to him, this is a very necessary thing for Ukraine because they have long been inscribed in the strategy of further development of the Air Force. "Patriot is a long -range weapon that can affect aerobalist goals up to 150 km away," the Air Force representative explained. The Patriot Battery takes into account the launch missile systems on a truck with eight missiles. There is a ground radar, control stations and a generator for autonomous power supply.
According to him, Patriot systems could help drive Russian aviation away from borders, such as TU-22M3 bombers or the enemy's tactical aviation crew. In addition, he expressed confidence that Ukrainian artillerymen will quickly acquire skills in working with new SCR. In Western Air Defense systems, there is a lot of automated, the human factor is minimized, so learning to work with them is not a problem. Although it will take some time.
"Today, the air forces with available air defense, aviation, mobile groups overlap the threatening directions," Ignat said, adding that this is still not enough to close all needs. For the first time, the United States will supply Patriot systems within a military aid package for almost two billion dollars. Earlier, Focus reported that the head of the Wagner group needed snipers and saboteurs from the women's colonies.