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Air-To-Air Missiles From UK Now Being Used By Ukraine As SAMs
The new ad hoc ground-based air defense system is the latest advanced Western weapon rushed into service by Ukraine.
A new mobile ground-based air defense system centered around AIM-132 ASRAAM (Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile) has emerged in Ukraine. It takes the AIM-132, a hugely capable weapon, and adapts it for surface launch.
The ad-hoc system is another example of the wide variety of advanced weapons that have been supplied to Kyiv by the United Kingdom. It will help meet a dire demand for short-range air defenses (SHORADs) needed to tackle a resurgent Russian aerial threat on the frontlines. It's also just the type of system The War Zone said was needed ASAP back in June as the counteroffensive began to unfold
A story about Ukraine’s air defenses in The Times newspaper today includes a photo — seen also at the top of this story — of a 6x6 Supacat all-terrain truck chassis, with a twin-rail launcher for a pair of ASRAAMs mounted at the rear. Toward the cab, there also appears to be a sensor turret mounted on a pylon, which is possibly telescopic so that it can be raised high above the truck. This is likely an electro-optical/infrared sensor turret, which could be used for target cuing. Potentially, it could also have as short-range radar function.
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The high-mobility capability of the Supacat means that it’s able to operate close to the front lines, as well as in defense of key static targets. In this way, it “can enter an area where Russian attack helicopters are operating, shoot, and move away.” Since the launch of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, around two months ago, Russian attack helicopters have established themselves as one of the preeminent threats as The War Zone was one of the first to report. In our original story, we noted that short-range air defense systems that are highly mobile would be critical in countering the rotary-wing threat.
“Unlike other systems like Starstreak, the ASRAAMs do not require a line of sight and can lock onto targets themselves if fired into their vicinity,” the article adds, a reference to the infrared guidance system the missiles use, which provides a ‘fire and forget capability.’
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/asraam-air-to-air-missiles-from-uk-being-used-by-ukraine-as-sams
Air-To-Air Missiles From UK Now Being Used By Ukraine As SAMs
The new ad hoc ground-based air defense system is the latest advanced Western weapon rushed into service by Ukraine.
A new mobile ground-based air defense system centered around AIM-132 ASRAAM (Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile) has emerged in Ukraine. It takes the AIM-132, a hugely capable weapon, and adapts it for surface launch.
The ad-hoc system is another example of the wide variety of advanced weapons that have been supplied to Kyiv by the United Kingdom. It will help meet a dire demand for short-range air defenses (SHORADs) needed to tackle a resurgent Russian aerial threat on the frontlines. It's also just the type of system The War Zone said was needed ASAP back in June as the counteroffensive began to unfold
A story about Ukraine’s air defenses in The Times newspaper today includes a photo — seen also at the top of this story — of a 6x6 Supacat all-terrain truck chassis, with a twin-rail launcher for a pair of ASRAAMs mounted at the rear. Toward the cab, there also appears to be a sensor turret mounted on a pylon, which is possibly telescopic so that it can be raised high above the truck. This is likely an electro-optical/infrared sensor turret, which could be used for target cuing. Potentially, it could also have as short-range radar function.
...
The high-mobility capability of the Supacat means that it’s able to operate close to the front lines, as well as in defense of key static targets. In this way, it “can enter an area where Russian attack helicopters are operating, shoot, and move away.” Since the launch of the Ukrainian counteroffensive, around two months ago, Russian attack helicopters have established themselves as one of the preeminent threats as The War Zone was one of the first to report. In our original story, we noted that short-range air defense systems that are highly mobile would be critical in countering the rotary-wing threat.
“Unlike other systems like Starstreak, the ASRAAMs do not require a line of sight and can lock onto targets themselves if fired into their vicinity,” the article adds, a reference to the infrared guidance system the missiles use, which provides a ‘fire and forget capability.’
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/asraam-air-to-air-missiles-from-uk-being-used-by-ukraine-as-sams
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