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Paris will "unlock a new batch of Aster 30 missiles" for the SAMP/T MAMBA system, the French equivalent of the U.S. Patriot, in response to Ukraine's air defense shortage.
France will deliver hundreds of old armoured vehicles and new surface-to-air missiles to Ukraine in its war against Russia, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Sunday. In an interview with La Tribune Dimanche, Lecornu said that President Emmanuel Macron, following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, had asked him to prepare a new aid package, which will include old but still functional French equipment.
The improved Sea Viper air defense system will be better able to counter ballistic missiles, including ones that threaten the ship itself.
MBDA received contracts worth $515 million to upgrade missile-defense systems so they are effective against a greater range of threats.
Egyptian FREMM Frigates to Get Aster-30 Missiles, Vulcano Munitions Our Bureau 325 FREMM Bergamini-class frigate The Egyptian Navy has reportedly taken delivery of ASTER-30 vertically launched surface-to-air missiles and Vulcano precision-guided, gun-launched munitions to equip them on the service’s FREMM Bergamini-class frigates. Cairo bought two frigates built by Italian company Fincantieri and other military equipment for €1.2 billion. The contract was signed in August 2020, as per older reports. The first ship, Al Galala (FFG 1002) frigate reached the Egyptian Navy base in Alexandr...