The Armed Forces of Spain have started a training course for Ukrainian servicemen to work on NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems. This was reported by the General Staff of the Spanish Armed Forces, UNN reports.
Details
It is noted that the course will be conducted by instructors from the Toledo Training and Coordination Center (TTCC) and will last 1 month.
The Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners will be trained by instructors from the 73rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the Spanish Army, and the training process will take place directly at the Tentegorra barracks in Cartagena.
The training program itself is based on a "modular" principle, developed separately for each type of SAM, with a module on NASAMS for Ukrainian soldiers added recently.
Other details of the upcoming training are not yet available.
Зеленський закликав лідерів ЄС надати більше систем ППО та боєприпасів Україні22.03.24, 03:45
Addendum
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he held talks with Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez.
As for air defense for Ukraine, we need more systems. We also talked about our cooperation with Spain at the bilateral level and in European institutions.
Recall
The Spanish Defense Minister said that her country plans to contribute to the security coalition at sea, field artillery, ground air defense, information technology and mine action coalitions.