Spain offers Ukraine a new package of military aid, which includes a battery of Aspide anti-aircraft missile systems, Hawk air defense systems, anti-tank missile systems, guns and ammunition, Ukrainian Pravda reports with reference to European Pravda.
“I am very glad that there is a new package, it is already on its way to Ukraine, and in the near future our state will strengthen its defense capabilities, having received a battery of Aspid anti-aircraft missile systems and missiles for it, four defense systems, Hawk air defense systems, anti-tank missile systems , guns and projectiles, as well as other military equipment,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba during a meeting in Kyiv with his Spanish counterpart Jose Manuel Albarez.
The head of the Foreign Ministry noted that Spain’s decision to transfer Hawk anti-aircraft missile systems is a signal for other countries to try to transfer such systems to Ukraine.
“This is exactly what we asked for in Spain; this is what will help us protect our civilian infrastructure,” Kuleba said.
Aspide anti-aircraft missile complexes are designed to protect strategic objects, such as industrial enterprises, airfields or seaports.
In the summer, Spain announced the possible transfer to Ukraine of a low-altitude air defense battery of the Skyguard Aspide type, which consists of two launchers with four Aspide surface-to-air missiles and two 35 mm GDF Erlikon guns, defenseromania wrote. in October.
However, according to the quoted source, Spain is facing limitations in the supply of missiles for these systems, having 200 Aspide missiles (with a range of up to 10 km) and only 51 Aspide 2000 units with a range of up to 20 km.
The Romanian Ministry of Defense also notes the compatibility of this system, namely its ability to work as a detection center and for other anti-aircraft artillery elements to effectively combat low-altitude aerial targets, such as Iran’s Shahed-136 drones. that the Russian Federation is currently actively using them to strike behind the front line.
Source: Hot News RU
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