February 15, 2023: Italy and France pledged to send Ukraine some of their Aster 30/SAMP-T air defense batteries, a European equivalent of the American Patriot. SAMP/T is a land-based version of the ...

We are talking about eight complexes and six launchers for each. The agreement signed between Ukraine and France on November 17 provides for the provision of 8 SAMP-T air defense systems to Ukraine in ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Currently, Canada and Switzerland are weighing purchasing the Aster versus the Patriot. Azerbaijan is also rumored to have purchased land-based Asters, and Turkey has ...

Key point: Europe may be behind in higher-level missile defense, but its Aster system is actually similar to the Patriot missile battery. The question is whether European states can successfully build ...