On his last visit to Ukraine, Keir Starmer has surprised Ukraine with a new gift. The British Prime Minister has announced a new air defense system, developed specifically for the needs of kyiv.
According to the media the United Kingdom will supply Ukraine with 15 new anti-aircraft systems called Gavehawkwhich “were rapidly developed to meet Ukrainian requirements on the battlefield.”
“The innovative system is the size of a container and is capable of adapt missiles for ground air defense“, states a statement from Downing Street collected by the media. “This means that it can use these missiles, which are already in the possession of the Ukrainian armed forces.”
In fact, “various military portals and British media reported in August and September 2024 about a new system that fires missiles AIM-132 ASRAAM from the chassis of a truck. Specifically, manufactured by the SupaCat company,” the media celebrates. “Air-to-air missiles are used in aerial combat. Therefore, Gravehawk will make ground launch possible.”
The Government of the British Prime Minister has announced that Gravehawk It was funded by the United Kingdom and Denmark. “Two prototypes are said to have been tested in Ukraine in September and 15 more will be tested this year.”
“Ukraine still has a shortage of air defense systems. In intense Russian attacks, cruise missiles and drones are sometimes rammed by soldiers in trucks with machine guns“, concludes the publication.
