Ukraine will receive from France and Italy the Mamba air defense system: what is known about them - media

The latest difficulties that interfered with the supply of SPR to Ukraine have been eliminated. The system is designed to protect against rocket threats, aircraft and drones. France and Italy adopted Ukraine for the transfer of the SAMP/T Mamba air defense system (air defense), the latest nuances of supplying the anti-aircraft missile complex were agreed. About it writes Challenges.

According to journalists, French Ambassador to Ukraine Etien de Possen expressed confidence that the countries gave "green light" to transfer the SCR, developed by MBDA and Thales within the joint enterprise of Eurosam "France and Italy The President of Zelensky, and the Italians, confirmed us that we can fulfill it. So we can meet their needs, " - says the words of the diplomat of the media.

Therefore, SAMP/T MAMBA will join the already given to Kiev SAM: German Iris-T, Norwegian Nasams, provided by the United States, Italian Aspide, provided by Spain, as well as Mistral and French Crotale NG. The SPR includes a fire control unit on the basis of Arabel multifunctional electronic scanning radar, a vertical ground launcher installation installed on French trucks Renault-Kerax 8 × 8, including a module of damage to the Mara computer and the Magics operator.

The maximum speed of the Aster 30 missiles used by this system is 14 km/sec, they are able to intercept targets at a height of 50 m to 20 km. The maximum range of Aster 30 is 100 km. The SAC is designed to protect important objects and deployed forces from rocket threats, aircraft and drones. We will remind, earlier it became known that the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmigal appealed to France with a call to provide tanks Leclerc.