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The SAMP/T surface-to-air missile systems (SAMs) provided to Kyiv by European countries encountered operational problems.
This information reported according to the French publication Meta Defense.
“The SAMP/T Mamba battery sent to Ukraine has indeed faced certain software issues during its operation. This resulted from the way the battery, supplied to Ukraine by Rome and Paris, was assembled,” European sources told the publication.
The SAMP/T system is capable of intercepting ballistic targets, making it a conditional counterpart to the American Patriot air defense system. It can intercept aircraft at a range of up to 100 kilometers and ballistic missiles at a distance of 25 kilometers.
The publication notes that the issues with the European SAMs were resolved “within just a few weeks.” However, after sending these systems to Ukraine, Italy and France were left with a minimal number of units for protecting their own infrastructure.
In August 2024, experts from Russia’s Analytical Center for Aerospace Defense claimed that the Russian Viking air defense system surpasses Western systems such as IRIS-T SLM, NASAMS III, and SAMP/T.
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