In combat operations, the Ukrainian military is already using foreign air defense systems NASAMS and Iris-T. Now the Armed Forces of Ukraine have received the Hawk air defense systems from abroad.
Yuri Ignat, speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, announced this on the air of the telethon..
He declared, that the received American-made equipment will soon be on combat duty.
The Hawk system is now being prepared for this, to join the Air Force. In this way, we will strengthen the existing air defense system- said the military.
The MIM-23 Hawk anti-aircraft missile system is a medium-range air defense system. It began to be produced in the late 50s of the last century and has not yet been discontinued..
In the middle of last month, Ukraine received four such complexes from the Spanish allies in the middle of last month.. Two more Kyiv expects in November. Besides, the Americans promised to send missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the received systems.
Today marks the end of the 268th day of the special military operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine. The Russian army delivers powerful blows to Ukrainian military facilities and infrastructure.
In particular, a logistics facility in Odessa was hit yesterday by Russian strikes, large industrial enterprise in Dnepropetrovsk, gas fields and other facilities. A significant part of Ukrainian settlements faced frequent power outages.
Judging by, that these strikes have become a big problem for Kyiv, its air defense demonstrated its weak effectiveness. Author:Sergey Kuzmitsky Photos used:https://en.wikipedia.org/US Department of Defense, U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School
