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In Ukraine, AGM-88 HARM missiles were adapted for the Su-27 fighter

In Ukraine, AGM-88 HARM missiles were adapted for the Su-27 fighter

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The Ukrainian Air Force has adapted the American AGM-88 HARM air-to-surface anti-radiation missiles for use with Su-27 fighters.

A corresponding photo appeared on the network.

Previously, it was known that these missiles were used only with Soviet-made Ukrainian MiG-29 jets.

American AGM-88 HARM missiles are designed to target radars.

As previously reported, the United States adapted HARM high-speed anti-radiation missiles for MiG-29 fighters of the Ukrainian Air Force, according to the U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Colin Kahl.

At the beginning of August, US-made AGM-88 missiles started striking Russian air defense positions in Ukraine.

But at that time, it was uncertain which platform the Ukrainian servicemen used to fire American missiles. On August 24, Colin Kahl answered this question:

“We had provided Ukrainians with some of these anti-radiation missiles, the HARM missiles, and we had adapted those missiles to be able to fire off MIG-29. So, they of course, were not designed to fly off Russian equipment – they were designed to fly off our aircraft and the Ukrainians in recent weeks have been using the HARM missiles to great effect to take out Russian radar systems.”

Our Su-27 heavy fighters can hit Russian radar equipment with the S-300 or S-400 air defence systems, anti-aircraft missile and artillery systems such as Tor, Pantsir-S1 and Buk, as well as enemy radars on different areas of the front.

On August 8, the US Ministry of Defense confirmed that it had provided anti-radiation missiles to the Ukrainian Air Force. The Ukrainian servicemen also showcased a video featuring the combat use of missiles.

Ракета AGM-88 HARM

AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) is a tactical, air-to-surface anti-radiation missile. The missile targets the high-frequency radars. HARM calculates the location of the target and is able to hit it even if the radar has been turned off. The latest modifications are designed to target the radars equipped with changing operating frequencies.

HARM is designed for American combat aircraft, some European ones, and now Soviet-made fighter jets, which are in service of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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