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To spread: The SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile system helps Ukrainian defenders to ...

EU reserves are critical: the Armed Forces almost no missiles for SAMP-T-media

To spread: The SAMP-T anti-aircraft missile system helps Ukrainian defenders to defend themselves against massive missile attacks and has the ability to knock down ballistic weapons. The Italian-French anti-aircraft missile system SAMP-T has characteristics close to American Patriot, and plays a large role in protecting the Ukrainian sky from Russian threats.

However, the Armed Forces faced the problem of deficiency of the Aster-30 missiles for these installations: they need at least 50, which the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov has gone to ask for Rome. This was reported by Corriere Della Sera on March 14. According to journalists, the installations may soon become unnecessary, as in several installations provided by Ukraine and France jointly, the missiles have ended.

"In two starting installations provided by the Meloni government, the missiles have been over," the statement said. The publication notes that the Ukrainian authorities have been asking for additional missiles for complexes for several weeks. However, in Italy and France, they are unlikely to be able to solve this problem and provide 50 additional missiles: the possibilities of providing such weapons in countries are very limited, as journalists found out.

Italy has some reserves, but they are designed to protect critically important objects of the state itself, unlike France: it has a missile Aster-30 missiles, but this is not enough. It is also reported that during his visit to Rome, Rustem Umerov should also meet the management of Eurosam, which is engaged in the manufacture of missiles of this type.

SAMP-T, according to military publications, works on the principle of Hit-to-Kill, when the missile flies towards the ballistic weapons in the sky at high speed, guaranteed by knocking it down. This significantly distinguishes the complex from other anti -aircraft missiles that can not cause so much damage to the main - combat - part of the rocket.