France secretly transferred 5th generation Missile Moyenne Portee anti-tank missile systems, known as Akeron MP, to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was announced in an interview with Opexnews by the vice-president of the Commission for National Defense and the Armed Forces of France, Jean-Louis Thierryo..

According to the vice president, an undisclosed number of these anti-tank systems and missiles for them were transferred to Ukraine as part of past military assistance packages.. This has not been publicly reported before..

" Caesar self-propelled guns, Mistral air defense systems and AKERON anti-tank systems perform their tasks well,"

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The Akeron MP is a lightweight multipurpose missile that weighs 15 kg and has a range of over 4,000 meters.. The complex has a relatively light weight and compact size..

The calculation of Akeron MP consists of two to three soldiers. The missile can also be launched from vehicles and helicopters..

The system uses " It is enough for the military to point the missile at the target and shoot. At the same time, there is a control option in flight - the rocket can adjust its trajectory.

Earlier it became known that France is going to transfer to Ukraine the AM-10P infantry fighting vehicles, decommissioned in 2015..