Ukraine to receive Estonian air defense missiles for testing
Ukraine will receive missiles for air defense from an Estonian company. They are designed to destroy drones.
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Brigadier General Anatoliy Klochko met with the management of the Estonian company Frankenburg Technologies in Kyiv.
The parties agreed that Ukraine will receive air defense missiles for testing. The first samples will be delivered in the coming months. The missiles are designed primarily to destroy drones and are capable of shooting down targets at an altitude of up to 2 kilometers.
According to Kusti Salma, director of Frankenburg Technologies, if the tests are successful and the future use is agreed upon, the production of these missiles can be organized in Ukraine.
Ukraine and Estonia have agreed that the next step may be to agree on a format for financing missile production.
The Deputy Defense Minister called on foreign manufacturers to provide Ukraine with weapons to test in combat conditions.
Author - Olena Madiak, 09/11/2024
