The heads of the French and Italian Ministries of Defense agreed on the delivery of SAMP-T medium-range ground-based air defense systems (French name – Mamba) to Ukraine in the spring. This was reported by the French ministry of defense, reports TASS.
“French Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto concluded technical talks between France and Italy on the delivery of the Mamba air defense system to Ukraine in the spring of 2023,” the report said. .
It was noted that this air defense will allow the Armed Forces of Ukraine to defend themselves against attacks by drones, missiles and Russian aircraft.
The previous day, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani said that Italy and France are planning to send SAMP-T air defense systems to Ukraine, will be introduced It has been in operation for about two months.
At the end of January, the newspaper Il Messaggero, citing a source, acceptance joint purchase of about 700 Aster-30 anti-aircraft missiles supplied to Ukraine for air defense systems. This type of missile is used to equip SAMP-T air defense systems.
Formerly United States Department of Defense announced Regarding the allocation of another 2 billion 175 billion dollars military aid package to Ukraine, the ministry stated that the new package will include air defense systems and long-range missiles.
Source: Gazeta
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