The information is evidenced by leaked Pentagon documents, Politico reports.
"Another leaked page recounts that France told Italy on February 22 that a joint missile system would not be ready for Ukraine until June," the outlet notes.
SAMP/T is a digitized anti-aircraft missile system that requires only 14 people per fire unit with 4 launchers. For comparison, the US Patriot system has 90 personnel per standard fire unit. Thus, the Armed Forces of Ukraine can theoretically master SAMP/T faster than Patriot, and it may be easier to operate.
The range of destruction of aircraft is 100+ km, and ballistic missiles - up to 30-35 km. The height of target destruction is up to 20 km. The weight of an anti-aircraft missile warhead is 15 to 20 kg.
According to experts, such systems on the battlefield will be a great advantage for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
In early February, Italy said that the Italian-French SAMP/T air defense system would be launched in Ukraine within 7 to 8 weeks.