Estonian MoD: Mistral anti-aircraft systems transferred to Ukraine
Estonia has transferred Mistral short-range man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to Ukraine. This reported The Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the country.
“Confirmed! Mistral short-range air defense systems and missiles provided by Estonia have arrived in Ukraine,” the department reported on social media X.
The Missile Transportable Anti-aérien Léger (Mistral) MANPADS was developed by the French company Matra Defence. The basic version was adopted in 1987, and in 2000, the modernized Mistral 2 MANPADS appeared. The system is designed to destroy low-flying helicopters and aircraft. The firing range of the most advanced version, Mistral 3, is 8 kilometers.
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Earlier, a senior US administration official said that the United States plans to announce new measures to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense system at the upcoming NATO summit in Washington.
In June, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Germany, Romania and the Netherlands would provide Kyiv with three new Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems.
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