The United States has developed a hybrid air defense system at the request of Ukraine
This is an improvised combination of Soviet Buk launchers and American Sea Sparrow missiles
At the request of Ukraine, the United States has developed the FrankenSAM hybrid air defense system, which combines American and Soviet components.
Source. The New York Times writes about this with reference to American officials.
It is noted that launchers or radars from the arsenal of the Ukrainian armed forces are used for their production.
Two versions of these improvised air defense systems – a combination of Soviet Buk launchers and American Sea Sparrow missiles and a combination of Soviet radars and American Sidewinder missiles – have been tested at military bases in the United States. This fall, they will be delivered to Ukraine, according to official sources.
"FrankenSAMs contribute to filling critical gaps in Ukraine's air defense system, and this is the most important issue facing Ukraine today," said Laura Cooper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Ukraine, Russia and Eurasia.
The hybrid missile system project will be launched in late 2022. Kyiv has asked the allies to supply missiles for several dozen Soviet Buk launchers and radars that have been idle in Kyiv's arsenal. Given that Western countries will have a hard time finding Soviet munitions, Ukraine has offered to convert existing launchers to NATO missiles.
Over the past 20 months, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have received a variety of air defense systems from Western allies, including advanced Patriot and IRIS-T systems, as well as more than 2,000 Stinger surface-to-air missiles.
On Thursday, October 26, the administration of US President Joe Biden announced an additional $150 million in military aid, including ammunition for air defense systems, including Sidewinder missiles for one of the FrankenSAM variants.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces that his government will provide Ukraine with three batteries of sophisticated air defense systems, including another Patriot system, as part of the so-called "winter package" worth almost $1.5 billion.
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