17/7/2025–|Last update: 14:53 (Mecca time)
The Wall Street Journal reported that Europe has developed a new version of an air defense system that is fighting its counterpart.PatriotThe American. She said this improved version will test the ability of the European continent to dispense with US weapons.
The newspaper stated in its report that the European Air Defense system known as “Samp/T” was not the same importance as its American counterpart “Patriot”, which received more purchase requests after it proved its efficiency in the battlefields.
According to the Italian “MBDA” and the French “Tallis”, which participated in the development of the Samb/T system, the new European version is better than that enables it to compete for purchase requests.
The launch of the new generation of Sam/T comes at a time when Europe is enhancing its defensive capabilities, and discusses whether it should be largely dependent on American weapons.
The newspaper pointed out that these European efforts come in light of the ambiguity that sometimes surrounds American support for Ukraine during the President’s era Donald TrumpWho called Europe to take over its security itself.
The air defense comes at the forefront of the priorities of the old continent after proved its importance to both Israel and Ukraine in defending themselves against Iran’s attacks. And Russia respectively.
The newspaper quoted a Ukrainian official – who did not disclose his identity – as saying that Samb/T and Patriot will enter into competition with each other, as the latter suffers from increasing difficulties in Ukraine with Russia’s use Palceolic missiles More maneuvering.
Although hegemony was condemned for Patriot missiles in Ukraine, as it managed to shoot down ballistic missiles and Russian audio hyperthyroidism, the latter managed in the past months to avoid Ukrainian radars because they have more maneuvering.
Governments all over Europe are evaluating their air defense capabilities. Denmark – which was angered by Trump’s desire to include its Greenland island – announced that it intends to make a decision on any of the air defense systems that will buy it later this year.
Military officials also expect that Belgium and Portugal will establish The cowboys Soon to update its air defense systems.
In its report, Wall Street Journal indicated that the Samb/T system has yet been sold only to Italy France – They are the two countries that are manufactured by him- in addition to a modified version of Singapore. She added that 18 requests to purchase the European system have been registered since it entered service in 2011.
Although the Ukrainian forces said that “Samb/T” faced difficulties in destroying Ballisti missiles From the beginning, but Italy’s military official confirmed that they had received “positive reactions” to the regime from Kiev.
The new version of the Stamb/T system has several advantages, as its manufacturers say it will now outperform the Patriot system. These advantages include a new radar that can monitor flying bodies in the atmosphere at a 360 -degree vision angle.
According to the American newspaper, the new version of the Stamb/T system has several advantages, as its manufacturers say it will now outperform the Patriot system. These advantages include a new radar that can monitor flying bodies in the atmosphere at a 360 -degree vision angle.
The Italian official, whose name has not been revealed, said that the Samb/T system can be fully erected by only 15 people, while the newspaper indicates that the American army is currently assigning the mission of the Patriot battery to about 90 soldiers.