That was announced be Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as saying on Jan. 20.
“Our new package provides even more air defense capabilities to help Ukraine defend its cities and its skies,” the Pentagon said in a statement, quoting Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin as saying on Jan. 20. This includes new NASAMS, and eight Avenger air defense systems, Austin said.
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As Defense Express informed, Ukrainian Armed Forces recived four Avenger short-range air defense systems according to the previous package of military aid to Ukraine that was announced on November 10, 2022. The total cost of it was 400 million dollars.
The Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters.
The Avenger was originally developed for the United States Armed Forces and is currently used by the U.S. Army. The Avenger system was also used by the U.S. Marine Corps.
The fully automated, short-range Avenger air defense system is the Army's premier shoot-on-the-move air defense weapon. It is a lightweight, highly mobile, easily transportable surface-to-air missile fire unit with eight Stinger missiles in two missile pods. It acquires, identifies, tracks and engages targets (low-flying helicopters or fixed-wing aircraft) from a stationary or moving position.
Mounted on a high-mobility, multipurpose wheeled vehicle, the Avenger can operate in extreme weather conditions. Its infrared system, computer, communications equipment and laser range finder locate targets in daylight and at night.
The Avenger turret can be easily adapted to different combat vehicles, such as trucks, trailers and track vehicles, or employed as a remotely operated autonomous unit. Its system is highly automated to rapidly and efficiently assist the gunner with target location, identification, tracking and missile lock-on. Total system performance is optimized by the automatic insertion of lead angle and superelevation at missile launch. Avengers can be airlifted by helicopter and, when pallet-mounted, dropped from tactical aircraft.
Boeing delivered the first production unit in 1988 and by 2002 more than 1,100 Avenger units had been delivered to the Army, Marine Corps and National Guard.
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