The General Staff showed footage of Ukrainian military training on the Starstreak air defense system

The General Staff showed footage of Ukrainian military training on the Starstreak air defense system

Kyiv  •  UNN

July 22 2024, 04:25 PM • 31463 views

The British Armed Forces are training Ukrainian recruits with the Starstreak air defense system. The system's missile travels three times faster than sound and can hit a target multiple times thanks to a three-round system.

The British Armed Forces are training Ukrainian recruits to operate the Starstreak man-portable air defense system, whose missile travels at more than three times the speed of sound and can hit a target several times thanks to its three-shell system. This is reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, UNN reports.

Details

The Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are training Ukrainian recruits on the Starstreak air defense system. Starstreak is a British man-portable air defense system, a portable short-range air defense system optimized to provide protection against airborne threats. The Starstreak missile travels at more than three times the speed of sound and can hit a target multiple times with its three-dart-like projectile system

 , the statement said.

The General Staff emphasized that the training will help Ukrainian recruits defend the skies from illegal Russian aircraft.

Recall

The Ukrainian military is actively using a domestic development, the Vepr universal robot, which enhances the capabilities of the Armed Forces and saves soldiers' lives.