It became known when Ukraine will receive IRIS-T systems
The IRIS-T SLM system has a range of 40 km and an altitude of up to 20 km. With the help of IRIS-T SLM, you can shoot down combat aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, rocket artillery, drones, and anti-radar missiles.
German Ambassador Anka Feldhusen spoke about this in an interview with Radio NV.
I am happy that we will transfer four such systems. This will protect a large area of Ukraine. We have already heard that the first system will be exactly this year, it seems to me that the second system will also be, and the third and fourth later, at the beginning of the new year, Feldhusen noted.
The IRIS-T SLM system has a range of 40 km and an altitude of up to 20 km. With the help of IRIS-T SLM, you can shoot down combat aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, rocket artillery, drones, and anti-radar missiles.
In June, German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock said that delivering air defense systems to Ukraine would take months.
Artur Zayonts specialises in news from the frontline. A historian by education, Arthur has always sought to bring depth and context to his journalistic work.
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