Ukraine will buy 10 IRIS-T from Germany: this is the most modern air defense system
By: Myroslav Trinko | 24.06.2022, 09:46
Ukraine signed Contract with a German company Diehl Defense for the purchase of IRIS-T air defense systems.
What is known
Andriy Melnyk, Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany, spoke about this in an interview with Ukrinform. We are talking about 10 air defense systems. The first one has already been purchased for 178,000,000 euros. Her purchase financed government of Germany. There is no information yet when she will arrive in Ukraine.
For those who are not in the know
IRIS-T is short range air-to-air missiles, equipped with a cooled infrared homing head. At the moment, IRIS-T is the most advanced air defense system. With it, you can repel attacks from combat aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, rocket artillery, drones, anti-radar missiles and bombs.
Source: UKrinform
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