Ukraine is experiencing a growing shortage of means to intercept Russian ballistic missiles, writes The Economist
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The shortage of interceptors capable of shooting down Russian ballistic missiles in Ukraine has reached a critical level. Meanwhile, Russian industry is producing up to 100 ballistic missiles a month, while Ukraine’s stock of Patriot interceptors is almost exhausted, writes The Economist. The challenge of intercepting ballistic missiles in Ukraine is even greater than that of intercepting jet drones such as the Geran-4 and Geran-5. In the first …
Ukraine is experiencing a growing shortage of means to intercept Russian ballistic missiles, writes The Economist
Ukraine is experiencing a growing shortage of means to intercept Russian ballistic missiles, writes The Economist.According to the newspaper, of the 57 missiles launched in the first eight days of August, only one was intercepted. Then the publication...
SAMP/T kits with Aster missiles and the pan-European Freja project are to replace Ukraine's depleted stocks of missiles for Patriot systems, “The Economist” reported. The weekly writes that in the absence of interceptor missiles, Ukraine pursues two other options.
Russia produces about 100 ballistic missiles every month, and Ukraine faces an acute shortage of Patriot PAC-3 interceptors. According to The Economist, significant new deliveries should not be expected in the near future.
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