Italy to supply Ukraine with second SAMP/T air defence system

Italy will supply Ukraine with the second Franco-Italian SAMP/T air defence system in response to Kyiv's request to help it defend itself from Russian missile attacks, Reuters reports with reference to an informed source. Source: European Pravda with reference Reuters Details: Reportedly, Italy plans to supply Ukraine with a SAMP/T system which is currently located in Kuwait.

The source has not specified the time frame of the delivery.

The Corriere della Sera newspaper reported on 3 June that the air defence system will be supplied within the 8th military aid package for Ukraine, which is to be adopted by Italian PM Giorgia Meloni's government following the G7 summit in the middle of June. "Trusted sources state that the executive authorities have informed Washington and Kyiv about this decision through diplomatic channels, and that the allies thanked Rome for its active contribution into Ukraine's defence," the article says. Ukraine received the first SAMP/T system, also known as MAMBA, in 2023.

This Franco-Italian system is capable of tracking dozens of targets and intercepting 10 at a time. It is also the only EU-produced system capable of intercepting ballistic missiles. The media earlier confirmed Italy's intentions to supply Ukraine with another military aid package.

All supplies are officially classified, the Italian government has never published a precise list of weapons it had sent to Ukraine.

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