Italian instructors completed training for the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the use of SAMP-T air defense systems

Ukraine will soon receive the promised SAMP-T anti-aircraft systems, and Italy has completed training for Ukrainian servicemen in the operation of these systems. This is reported by the Italian press.

According to the publication Il Fatto Quotidiano, at the military base of the Italian army in the city of Sabaudia, instructors completed the training of a group of military personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine sent to master the SAMP-T anti-aircraft systems. In total, about 20 people were trained, the exact number of Ukrainians who arrived in Italy is not known. Preparations began in early March and lasted approximately three weeks. In the near future, Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners will go to Ukraine to wait for the arrival of anti-aircraft systems, which will go to Kyiv "until the end of spring." Such plans were announced in Rome.

It is emphasized that the training of the airmen was carried out on simulators, the command of the Italian army had plans to conduct live firing of the SAMP-T air defense system with the involvement of the Ukrainian military, but there is no information whether they will be implemented. The Italian Ministry of Defense officially does not report anything, the Italian press puts forward only assumptions. Meanwhile, as the same newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano writes, another group of Ukrainian soldiers was trained at a military base in the vicinity of Rome, they were taught how to operate armored vehicles.

The SAMP-T anti-aircraft system promised by Rome to Kyiv back in December last year will still not reach Ukraine, despite repeated promises. The thing is that the delivery is joint, Italian-French, where Italy should supply radars, and France - launchers of the complex. Coordination is going on with difficulty, now some, then others declare "problems that have arisen."

SAMP-T air defense systems are designed to protect troops and cover strategically important stationary objects. The complex is capable of shooting down aircraft, UAVs, cruise and anti-radar missiles, including tactical ballistic missiles, which Kyiv really needs. The range of destruction for aircraft is from 3 km to 100 km, for ballistic missiles - from 3 km to 25 km, the height of destruction - up to 25 km.

Comments

[Winnie76]

We saved them from the coronavirus. And now they supply air defense systems. No good deed goes unpunished

[Nexcom]

It's all washed out now. I talked with an Italian - she lived with us for a year and worked at the institute. There were normal relationships. And thank you for your help with COVID. That's it. She sent an angry letter about how Russian we are (we are all Russian for her - both Tatars and Bashkirs, etc.), all bad invaders and all that.

I'm surprised how people who seemed to be adequate earlier turn into the devil knows who. It was as if their brains had been drained through their ears.

Oh, anonymous downvoters have appeared ....

[Arsen1]

So we also have enough washed ones) everywhere, those who do not come off the TV, victims of propaganda

[private person]

We saved them from the coronavirus. And now they supply air defense systems.

And how they swore eternal friendship. Don't do good, you won't get evil.

[blackGRAIL]

I do not remember such oaths. But I do remember the criticism of Russian aid, the accusation of its inefficiency and uselessness, and Russia in PR. And the official pulling by the Italians of the Russian side, which speaks negatively about attempts to discredit aid (they say we have freedom of speech here).

[Semovente7534]

Sono italiano, e come italiano ti ringrazio voi russi i medici cubani che anche loro ci hanno aiutato, insieme a tutti i medici e infermieri italiani. Poi per quanto riguarda i sistemi antiaerei inviati all'Ucraina, devi sapere che la maggior parte dei cittadini italiani e' contraria all'invio.

[solar]

The Aster SAM, according to its data, is one of the most effective missiles to date due to its high maneuverability and reloading capacity, designed for accurate hitting the target.

To increase the maneuverability of the rocket on the Aster-30 missile defense system, an original combined transverse aerogasdynamic proportional control device was used, which received the designation PIF-PAF (Pilotage en Force-Pilotage Aerodinamique Fort). PIF-PAF is a combined system that, along with traditional aerodynamic control surfaces, uses a special transverse control engine (TPU) located near the center of mass of the SAM.

The DPU nozzles are located in the X-shaped wing and are activated right before hitting the target for maximum accuracy.
And cheaper than the American Patriot at the same time, as far as I understand.

[SeeddeeZ]

What about their effectiveness? They will transfer missiles to Geranium and Kh-55/101, and Caliber with Onyx will fly further.