“Great Britain promises to transfer 15 new Gravehawk mobile air defense systems to Ukraine within 2025, which are being developed with the joint funding of Great Britain and Denmark. Source: “European Truth” with reference to a message on the website of the British government based on the results of the visit of Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Kyiv on January 16. Verbatim: “An innovative system, the size of a sea container, is capable of modernizing air-to-air missiles for ground air defense “.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “Europeyska Pravda” with reference to a message on the website of the British government based on the results of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Kyiv on January 16
Literally: “An innovative system, the size of a shipping container, is capable of upgrading air-to-air missiles for ground-based air defense.”
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As the British government specifies, the Gravehawk system can use Ukrainian missiles that are already in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
“Two prototypes of the air defense system were tested in Ukraine in September (2024. – Ed.), and another 15 will be delivered this year,” they added.
In addition, Britain should soon hand over 150 artillery barrels to Ukraine as part of an aid package worth about $2.6 billion at the expense of interest from frozen Russian assets.
What happened before: Before that, Ukraine and Britain signed a historic agreement on a 100-year partnership to deepen security ties and strengthen the partnership for future generations.