First radars delivered to Ukraine from Lithuanian volunteers

The first three radars purchased for Ukraine with the funds of Lithuanian benefactors have been delivered to Ukraine.

The Lithuanian volunteer organization Blue/Yellow announced the transfer of the first batch of RADA ieMHR radars on Thursday.

The radars are designed to detect aerial objects and are intended to strengthen the defense of Ukraine against Russian air attacks. In total, Ukraine will receive sixteen such radars.

The volunteer organization Blue/Yellow said that the first three radars had reached Ukraine and were being deployed in their areas. Other radars are being prepared for shipment, the necessary documents are currently being processed.

“Due to the extremely sensitive situation with air defense in Ukraine, we cannot disclose more information yet. The information will be clarified,” the volunteer organization emphasizes.

The purchase procedures and arrangement of their shipment to Lithuania took about a month. Ukraine will receive a total of sixteen radars instead of the previously planned 14, of which 12 will be regular stationary ones and 4 more will be mobile ones.

Funds for modern Israeli-made radars were collected under the fundraising campaign, which started on January 30 and received the Lithuanian name RADAROM!

The public initiatives “Blue/Yellow”, “Laisvės TV”, “1K fondas”, and “Stiprūs kartu”, along with the Lithuanian public broadcaster LRT participated in the campaign.

Initially, it was planned to raise at least €5 million, but already in the first week of the fundraising, the collected amount reached 6 million euros. The campaign ended after four weeks with the organizers managing to raise €14 million.

Blue/Yellow reassures that Ukrainian specialists are already trained and ready to work with RADA ieMHR tactical radars. In March, a group of Ukrainian military personnel visited Lithuania to undergo special training in order to learn how to use these radars correctly. The training course lasted four days: two days were devoted to theoretical classes in classrooms, and the other two – to practical work.

The shipment of the first batch of RADA ieMHR radars to Ukraine was announced in April. The rest of the radars are being prepared for transportation and transfer to the Ukrainian military later.

The ieMHR radar is a tactical three-dimensional radar manufactured by the Israeli company RADA, which is capable of detecting even small targets in the scanning area. It provides the operator of the system with information about the position and altitude of the detected flying objects. According to the manufacturer, the radar is able to work effectively in conditions of active use of radio-electronic interference.