Italy Says €3B Ukraine Air Defense Package Not Approved
The package includes four SAMP/T NG batteries and seven long-range radars, with EU loans financing deliveries and licensed missile production in Ukraine.
- Italy is preparing its 13th military assistance package for Ukraine, valued at nearly €3 billion , featuring four next-generation SAMP/T NG air defense batteries and Aster 30 interceptor missiles to counter ballistic missile strikes.
- Funded through European Union loans, the initiative stems from a July agreement between French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, with decisions finalized in secret to sidestep domestic political conflicts in Rome.
- The package includes seven long-range radars, with six produced by French firm Thales and one by Italian company Leonardo; Paris and Rome also authorized localized production of Aster 30 N1BT interceptor missile systems in Ukraine.
- To address immediate operational needs, Italy will transfer Aster 30 missiles from its own stockpiles by October, replenishing ammunition for existing systems while new batteries complete delivery by 2027.
- Ukraine will become the first nation to deploy the upgraded SAMP/T NG system in combat, reducing reliance on European supplies as Russia's ballistic missile strikes against cities intensify civilian casualties.
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According to media reports, Italy is planning a secret Ukraine package worth around EUR 3 billion. Modern air defense systems, radar and missiles are planned.
Two states at once The EU conspired to transfer new air defense systems to Kiev
Official Paris and Rome agreed to transfer to Ukraine has four new SAMP/T NG anti-aircraft missile systems. The total cost of this delivery is about 3 billion euros. Details are provided by the Italian edition of La Repubblica with reference to its own sources.
Italy says €3B Ukraine air defense package not approved
Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said that a reported 13th package of military assistance for Ukraine had not been adopted and did not, as of that date, exist as a formal act. His statement, issued by the Italian Ministry of Defense on August 26, 2026, followed a report published the same day by La Repubblica. The newspaper said the Meloni government had settled the details of new military support weeks earlier and would soon formalize i…
Italy's government has secretly approved a new military aid package for Ukraine, which will include four batteries of SAMP/T NG missile anti-aircraft systems, intercept missiles and long-range radars. The information was published by the Republic, citing government sources. According to the publication, the decision is to be formalised soon in the 13th "aid decree".
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