Washington will transfer eight Norwegian-American NASAMS anti-aircraft systems and related ammunition to Ukraineannounced the US military during a Pentagon briefing.
Two complexes will arrive in Ukraine in the near futuresix others – later.
The US military also said it intends to create a series of measures to combat unmanned aerial systemsincluding the VAMPIRE system and other radar systems, due to the serious threat of drone attacks from Russia.
NASAMS anti-aircraft systems are a serious reinforcement of Ukraine’s air defense system not only against Russian bombers, but also against cruise missiles, from Iskander and Tochka-U to Caliber.
Monday, when Russia has dealt another major blow to the country’s energy systemthe Ukrainian authorities reported this the IRIS-T system supplied by Germany, showed a 100% result. But Ukraine needs more similar air defense systems, they note.
