Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has placed the new generation French-Italian-made SAMP/T air defence system at the centre of his latest appeal for protection against Russian missiles, providing a European alternative to the US Patriot missiles currently used in the field.
Framing SAMP/T as "the only alternative in Europe" to the US-made Patriot, Zelensky said Ukraine would receive a new SAMP/T battery from France this year and test it specifically against ballistic missiles.
