War in Ukraine: Macron confirms the dispatch of anti-aircraft defense systems in the next…

The Head of State confirms the sending to Ukraine of anti-aircraft defense systems and radars in the coming weeks. During an intervention on France 2, the President of the Republic announced the sending to Ukraine of systems anti-aircraft defense. “We are going to deliver radars, systems and missiles (anti-aircraft, editor’s note) to protect (the Ukrainians) from attacks, in particular to protect them from drone attacks,” he said. This announcement follows President Zelensky’s request for help to protect him from the bombardments which have intensified in recent days. On October 10 alone, more than 84 missiles fell on Ukraine, which only managed to eliminate 43 of them. kyiv has been asking its allies since last summer to provide it with an anti-aircraft shield to deal with this situation. Tuesday Zelensky called on the G7 to help him create an “air shield” over Ukraine. American and German aid The White House announced on Monday the dispatch of “advanced” anti-aircraft defense systems. These will be NASAMS (Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System) batteries, a medium and long-range system capable of intercepting missiles at a distance of 180 km. Designed by the Norwegian group Kongsberg, it is produced by the American Raytheon. Germany delivered an Iris-T (InfraRed Imaging System) defense system on Tuesday with a range of 40 kilometers at an altitude of 20 kilometers. It is produced by the German Diehl BGT Defense. The Iris-T is designed to intercept missiles, but also planes, helicopters and drones. On sending other Caesar guns, Emmanuel Macron recalled that France has already provided 18 with 6 more taken on an order from Denmark. He explained that France also needed to keep its weapons to defend itself and conduct external operations.