2023-09-04 17:42:21
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive a batch of Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles. Belgium bought them from Germany to transfer them to Ukraine.
What we know
Unfortunately, this is a small batch of Sea Sparrow. To be more precise, it is regarding eight missiles. At the same time, the Belgian government is preparing a new military aid package worth more than $160 million, which will include hundreds of Volvo military trucks and IVECO Lynx armored vehicles.
Regarding the Sea Sparrow missiles, no official information has yet been given on the platforms used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces for launches. There has previously been talk of integrating the Sea Sparrow with the Buk surface-to-air missile systems, but it is unclear if the work has yet been completed.
The Sea Sparrow is primarily a medium-range maritime surface-to-air missile system, focused on defending once morest a wide range of aerial threats. The missile can reach speeds of up to Mach 2.5 (857.5 m/s), depending on the version.
AIM-7 missiles are capable of destroying airborne threats that fly at Mach 2-3 (686-1029 m/s). The maximum intercept altitude varies from 18.2 to 27.5 kilometers, depending on the version of the ammunition.
Source : L’Echo : Litter
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