Ukraine expects the supply of SAMP-T SAM from France and Italy – Zelensky

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky participated in an emergency G7 summit, where he thanked partners for their support and called for providing Ukraine with modern air defense systems to counter the Russian missiles.

In particular, he noted that Ukraine expects to get modern air defense systems with medium and long-range missiles from the United States, as well as SAMP/T SAM from France and Italy.

Zelensky’s speech was published on the Office of the President website.

The President noted that over the past two days, Russia has fired over 100 missiles at the territory of Ukraine: 84 yesterday and 28 today, October 11.

He also stressed that the best response to Russia’s terrorist actions is to build an effective air defense and missile defense system in Ukraine.

“When Ukraine receives enough modern and effective air defense systems, the key element of Russian terror – missile strikes – will stop working. I thank Germany and Chancellor Scholz personally for accelerating the delivery of IRIS. I thank the United States and personally President Biden for the decision to provide modern missile defense and air defense. And we believe, Mr. President, that it will be medium and long-range systems that will allow to create an echelon defense system,” Zelensky said.

He also highlighted the threat from the Iranian-made Shahed-136 drones used by the Russian Federation. Zelensky noted that according to Ukrainian intelligence, the invaders ordered 2,400 kamikaze drones from Iran.

The President stressed that Ukraine needs enough missiles to air defense systems to repel all threats effectively.

“Dear Mr. Chancellor, dear President of the United States, it is important that we have sufficient missiles to the air defense and missile defense systems provided and that these systems are integrated with our defense system. Tomorrow in the format of Ramstein I would ask that our defense ministers discuss this,” Zelensky said.

He also appealed to the President of France and the Prime Minister of Italy with a request to speed up the supply of Ukraine SAMP/T SAM.

“Mr. President of France! Mr. Prime Minister of Italy! We are very much looking forward to delivering SAMP/T systems. And, if possible, they are needed in the coming months,” he said.

SAMP/T SAM

SAM is produced by Eurosam.

Its key components are the Aster 30 missile and the Arabel multifunctional radar.

The SAMP/T system includes:

• Thompson-CSF ARABEL multifunctional radar;
• FCU (Fire Control Unit), which hosts the control systems that processes all information about the air situation in real-time, along with display system consoles;
• Aster-30 missiles;
• Astra/Iveco or Renault-TRM-10000 (wheel formula 8×8) TEL with launching modules for 8 combat-ready missiles in transport containers.

The multifunctional X-band ARABEL radar allows to monitor space, detect and track targets, and aim missiles at the target by transferring control commands on board it. The target detection range is up to 80 km.

The SAMP-T SAM has a minimum reaction time and a high firing rate (8 missiles can be launched in 10 seconds).