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On 18 July 2023, OCCAR-EA Director Joachim Sucker and eurosam Managing Director Eva Bruxmeier signed the Amendment of the FSAF-PAAMS Sustainment & Enhancement (S&E) contract for the procurement of new generation ground based air defence systems SAMP/T NG for Italian Air Force. This procurement adds to the SAMP/T NG production ordered in January 2023 for
The Italian Air Force joins other French and Italian armed services in using the Eurosam’s air defence system.
Dependents from the embassy and handful of foreigners. they flew for some 800 miles at about, you know, just tree top level. very low flight. very, very slow in the hercules aircraft. they need to keep it low to avoid any ground fire, make sure they surprise any dangerous elements on the ground. they did not take any fire going in or coming out. special forces were on the ground for less than an hour. and the important thing is that these large number of americans remain in the country. many of them duel nationals. but they are being advised to try to work with the other international organiza...
To airlift people out if they have the resources to do that. the u.s. operation to get embassy staff and personnel to where you are, sam, how complicated a mission was it? >> reporter: well, it's extremely complicated effort, which is why it could only involve a relatively small number of evacuees. what the americans did was taking with them some british members of the special air services, part of the british effort, they flew in with three helicopter -- helicopters of chinook helicopters via ethiopia where they refueled and then had to fly very, very low, these are relatively slow-moving air...
If one needed one of those comparisons in ukraine, that would be it. these ancient helicopters are sort of soviet equivalent of a blackhawk, but a very old and ancient blackhawk transport helicopter fitted with these rocket pods and sent into battle, fearful of fighter jets, of surface to air missiles, of ground fire. when we were on that aircraft i could have almost leaned out the window and touched the stubble of the trees of the field passing below me. so it really is extremely high risk. they have taken pretty heavy casualties, particularly at the beginning of the war, before they could or...