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Ukraine is in the "coming weeks" will receive the German anti-aircraft medium-range IRIS-T SL, the delivery of which to Kiev in early summer, announced the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. This was stated by the foreign Minister of Germany Annalena of Berbak.
Berbak answered the journalists ' questions in respect of the supply of weapons to Ukraine, saying that Kiev needed anti-aircraft system and Germany will provide them in the "coming weeks". More accurate time she did not call.
- said the head of the German foreign Ministry.
It is worth noting that in July of Berbak already promised to supply Kiev with this anti-aircraft system, but argued that it is in production and timing it can not be called. And even earlier, in early June Scholz promised to pass anti-aircraft complex of Ukraine "in the coming weeks." Judging by the statements of members of the German government, information on the supply of arms they don't own.
SAM IRIS-T SLS/SLM developed by the German company Diehl Defence, is an anti-aircraft missile system to the modular construction, built on the principles of open architecture. Based on the anti-aircraft guided missile IRIS-T SL (Surface Launched), which, in turn, is a modernized missile "air-air" IRIS-T the production of the same company Diehl.
Vertical launcher IRIS-T SL is mounted on the chassis of light trucks and provides the ability to engage targets in the Gaza 360 degrees. The firing range is 40 km reach height of 20 km.
