Italy will provide Ukraine with long-range SAMP-T air defense systems.

Following the delivery of Patriot air defense systems, which are long-range air defense systems, to Ukraine, it became known that Italy would also provide its long-range air defense systems to Ukraine. As it turned out, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni personally instructed Ukraine to provide these anti-aircraft missile systems with a range of up to 100 kilometers.

At the moment, it is known that Italy will transfer one air defense system battery to Ukraine SAMP-T from the warehouses of the Italian army. Italy cannot provide more air defense systems due to the fact that this country has only five batteries of these air defense systems in service.

It is known that the SAMP-T SAM battery transferred to Ukraine includes four launchers. The effectiveness of these air defense systems has not yet been tested, however, in Italy and France, such air defense systems are considered highly effective, since during development they were tested both on small targets and on subtle ones, including stealth aircraft.

When exactly the deliveries will take place is unknown, however, according to preliminary data, we are talking about May 2023.