USA and Ukraine create "hybrid" air defense tools: what goals will destroy improved SCR "beech"

The purpose of the Frankensam program is to combine the Western Land-Air Class rockets with starting installations or radars of the USSR, which are in service with the Armed Forces, writes The New York Times (NYT). Frankensam was launched at the end of 2022. The Ukrainian military asked Western allies to help find missiles for 60 beech installations, which are idle at the arsenal.

Realizing that the event would be difficult to find ammunition produced in Russia for these systems, Kyiv suggested that you re -equip starting launchers for the use of NATO caliber missiles. The authors of the article emphasize the despair of the Ukrainian authorities through the onset of winter and attempts to strengthen air defense to protect the energy objects from the strikes of Russia. "In fact, they were so despair that they are ready to experiment with weapons systems.

The plans are studying the Pentagon now," the journalists said. For the last few months, military bases in the United States have tested a combination of Soviet Buk SPR with US RIM-7 SEA Sparrow rockets, as well as Soviet Sidewinder missiles. After the tests, they will be sent to Ukraine this fall, officials reported with the situation. The third option is the Hawk rocket complex, which was used on the battlefield last week. The first few renovated beechs and missiles have been received recently.

The smaller dimensions of the RIM-7 SEA Sparrow, compared to the Soviet 9m38 missile, can increase the number of missiles on the launcher, say the analysts of the Defense Express portal. According to a military expert, Valery Ryabikh, Frankensam, Frankensam, Frankensam's program for the development of the Consulting Company Express. "Our partners have many RIM-7 SEA Sparrow and AIM-9 missiles in warehouses. They are partially adapted for Soviet systems and weapons of Central Europe.

This association makes it possible to expand the spectrum AIM-9 costs from $ 15,000, they produced more than 200 thousand units. A great option for combining with Soviet SPRs in terms of combat efficiency, "he said. AIM-9 missiles, developed in the 1950s, are used by F-16 and F-18 fighters. They will also be suitable for the destruction of ShahED Iranian drones, but they may not be overwhelmed, the expert explains. The speed of modernization of the ZRC "beech" is not as fast as it wanted.

Ukraine was ready to send 17 installations to the United States, but American engineers surrendered only five per month, NYT notes. "Perhaps by the fall of next year, all air defense systems can be processed and prepared for use in the fields. But in the process of work, changes may be due to production features," Valentin Ryabikh said.

The essence of the Frankensam program is extremely simple - to provide a load for the BUK SCR, as the Soviet ammunition in war conditions ends quickly, and finding new ones is almost unrealistic. The US and Ukraine found a way out that the systems are not idle, says the Deputy Director of the Center for Army Research, Conversion and Disarmament Michael Samus. "The idea begins to be implemented in practice. In terms of completion and the number of systems, it is closed data.

The success of the program is that the BUK" Buk "will continue to knock down enemy goals. Western and Soviet arsenals will unite and protect Ukraine from Russian missiles," - stated he. The Deputy Assistant to the US Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia, Laura Cooper, NYT said that Frankensam will be filled in "critical gaps in Ukraine's air defense, which is the most important task.

" US military officials and engineers say NYT about testing the most powerful Frankensam system: a missile and a Patriot launch station, which will be paired with Ukrainian radar systems. The Pentagon representative said that during the tests of this month at the rocket training ground White-Sends in New Mexico, the system successfully struck the drone. According to one of the officials, this system is planned to be sent to Ukraine this winter with rockets and other Patriot parts.