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The Armed Forces of Ukraine were the first in the world to receive the latest Ge...

"Good System": The Armed Forces told in which region of Ukraine the IRIS-T PPO complex operates

The Armed Forces of Ukraine were the first in the world to receive the latest German Iris-T system and it already fulfills its tasks in one of the directions. The IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system is already used by the Air-Defense forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the southern direction of the country. About it on the air of the telecast on Friday, October 14, said the spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces Yuri Ignat.

"As for IRIS-T, the complex of this modification, which is not yet in the world at all, Germany supplies it first to Ukraine. This system is already working in the Armed Forces somewhere in the south," the PS representative said. According to Ignati, Ukrainian troops are waiting for the receipt of other such systems promised by Germany. At the same time, he noted that Germany should be interested in increasing the production of starting installations and Iris-T missiles.

"Indeed, Iris-T is a good system, though not farming, but very promising and can work in a single information field with other systems such as Nassams and Patriot," Ignat said. The Speaker of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces also added that the Nasams American-Finnish complex has good authority in the world and is in service in 12 countries. "With this complex can be easier regarding the supply to Ukraine. It is missile, there are enough in the United States.

It is necessary to ask those countries that have this complex in service to Ukraine in the quantity in which they can In order to strengthen our air defense system. Ignat noted that in case of successful supply of Western SPRs, Ukrainian air defense forces will be able to abandon the use of Soviet equipment in a few years. Iris-T SLM is the most modern air defense system. The base is primarily intended for the protection of the civilian population by reflecting the air attacks of the Russian army.

The complex consists of three machines: a launcher on a military truck with a place for eight missiles, a radar machine and a commander -in up to 40 kilometers. The complex is designed to destroy aircraft, helicopters, drones They are aircraft, winged and ballistic missiles. Recall that Germany promises to put 4 Iris-T systems. For its part, the United States is working to send 2 NASAMS air defense complexes to Ukraine.