For the Destruction of Shahaneda: Britain will hand over 5,000 missiles for air defense and interceptors (photo) to Ukraine

According to the Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, Kyiv will receive 5,000 LMM (Lightweight Multirole Missile) and launchers to them as part of this initiative. The Ministry of Defense noted that LMM is a high-precision interceptors that effectively destroy Shahd drones, which have proven efficiency for three years of full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. "This Agreement is one of the largest security and defense in the history of Ukraine. The project worth £ 1.

6 billion is aimed at strengthening Ukrainian air defense by 2030. It is funded by a loan guaranteed by the British State Agency for UK Export Finance (UKEF)," Umerov said. The head of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry noted that the implementation of this project will be cooperated with the British company Thales, Ukrainian enterprises and the UK government.

The agreement also provides not only the supply of weapons, but also the localization of production and the transfer of technologies, which will "strengthen our strategic independence in the field of air defense. " The rocket of this class weighing 13 kg with a combat part up to 3 kg, its length is 1. 3 meters, and the diameter is 76 mm. This interceptor can use different setting modes - from a laser and a semi -active laser to infrared radiation.

According to the stated characteristics, LMM is capable of developing speeds of up to 1. 5 Mach, and the range of the lesion is about 8 km. Earlier it was reported that Ukraine and Britain have signed a loan agreement. The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance reported that the funds provided are part of the ERA program, which will be serviced and paid by the cost of profit from frozen Russian assets.