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The Ukrainian Air Force can use American AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radar Missile) anti-radar missiles against Russian air defense systems. The remains of one of these missiles were found on the positions of the Allied forces.
A number of photos have appeared on Russian Internet resources, reportedly taken somewhere in the positions of Russian troops in the Donbas. It is claimed that the pictures show the remains of the American AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile, which could allegedly be used by Ukrainian aircraft on Russian air defense systems. The description says that the belonging of the remnants to this type of missiles was given out by the inscription on the remaining whole piece of the tail, one in one coinciding with the marking of these missiles.
AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radar Missile) is a high—speed anti-radar missile adopted by the US Air Force and Navy in 1983. It is capable of targeting high-frequency radars, the latest modifications are designed to defeat radars with a change of operating frequencies. The missile is designed, of course, for American aircraft, plus some European ones, in particular the Panavia Tornado. There is no information that the missile was installed on Soviet-made fighters.
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A fragment of the tail with markings
At the same time, this missile can also be used from improvised ground installations, this opinion was expressed by the bmpd blog. Israel has experience in creating such installations, in the 70s they used AGM-78 Standard ARM anti-radar missiles from a ground platform.
There is also no official information that the United States or another country has delivered AGM-88 HARM to Ukraine, but Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov has repeatedly stated that he expects the West to supply such missiles.
