Beat ballistic missiles: AFU will receive SAMP/T air defense systems and Aster-30 shells (video)

It is unclear how quickly the partners will make the final decision, the interlocutors said. French Defense Minister Sebastian Lecorton will go to Italy on January 27 to meet with Italian colleague Guvido Crossetto. Ministers will continue to negotiate SAMP/T, the agency notes. "We are refining it with the Italians. It's not very far," said the French diplomatic source. "A political decision was made.

The technical details are now being completed because it is a complex system," said the second diplomat, adding that French President Emmanuel Macron and Italy Prime Minister George Meloni would make an official decision. The third official said the technical negotiations were continuing. According to the French portal L'opinion, Lecorton and Crossetto, they agreed to supply about 700 ASTER-30 anti-aircraft missiles for the SAMP/T. The order amount is about 2 billion euros.

The ministers met in Rome on January 27 to discuss the continuation of military assistance to Ukraine. Officials have agreed to continue protecting the Mediterranean from new threats and increasing the production capacity of the two countries in the field of air defense, said Lecorn. The SAMP/T air defense system, created by the Franco-Italian Eurosam consortium, intercepts dozens of air goals at the same time.

This is the only European air defense system that knocks down ballistic missiles, Defense News writes. SAMP/T was arranged by the Italian army in 2013. It is a tactical missile complex based on a truck to combat winged and ballistic missiles, drones and manned aircraft. In 2016, Italy sent a SAMP/T battery as part of a NATO Operation on Kahramanmarash Protection against Syria rocket strokes. Two donor countries in service have 60 complexes: France-40, and Italy-20 units.

The transfer of a small number of SPRs to Ukraine will not be a critical blow to the defense capability of countries, experts say. SAMP/T is a digital complex with 4 launchers that can be managed by a team of 14 people. For comparison, the US Patriot Aircraft Calculations for the standard Fire Unit - about 90 people. The claimed range of Aster 30 aerodynamic goals is up to 100 km, the Defense Express said.

Aster 30-Air-Air-Air-Air-Air launch, is given on the principle of radio commanding command on the marching site and the active head of the rocket's self-alignment on the terminal. "A small amount of SAMP/t will allow to cover Ukraine's airspace qualitatively," experts add. Recall that the Ministry of Defense of Israel rejected the request of the US Presidential Administration Joe Biden about the supply of old anti-aircraft missile systems of MIM-23 HAWK to Ukraine.