Italy and France agreed to provide Ukraine with the SAMP / T air defense system - Mamba. The French newspaper Challenges writes that the difficulties that prevented this from happening before have already been resolved..

" This is a very persistent request of President Zelensky, and the Italians have confirmed to us that they are ready to fulfill it.. Thus, we can meet their needs,"

The publication notes that France immediately agreed to help Ukraine by providing this air defense. It was the Italian side that initiated the subsequent discussions..

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What is known about Mamba air defense?

This is an air-to-air ground system.. The SAMP-T complex is designed for air defense of mechanized units, as well as air defense of important stationary objects from a massive attack by a wide class of air targets.. It can destroy aircraft at a distance of 3 to 100 km.. Destruction height - up to 25 km.

One volley of this air defense is 8 Aster-30 missiles, they can be fired in 10 seconds.

Such installations are in operation in three countries: France - 32 pieces, Italy - 6 pieces, Singapore - 12.