Italy may send SAMP/T system to Ukraine - Reuters

Italy will likely send a second SAMP/T air defense system to Ukraine.

This was reported by Reuters that cited a source close to the matter, according to Ukrinform.

As noted, the source confirmed Italian media reports that Italy would likely ship to Ukraine a SAMP/T system, which is currently deployed in Kuwait, but is soon due to return to Italy. At the same time, the interlocutor did not give a time frame for delivery.

According to him, the air defense system is likely to be part of a ninth aid package for Ukraine, which may be approved in the near future.

The system, also known as MAMBA, is a Franco-Italian battery that can track dozens of targets and intercept 10 at once. It is the only European-made system that can intercept ballistic missiles.

Italy and France jointly delivered the first system to Ukraine in 2023.

As reported, the Institute for the Study of War believes that the provision of Western air defense systems and the lifting of restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western-supplied weapons to strike military targets inside Russia are crucial to repelling Russian attacks on Kharkiv.

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