The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun using American AN/TWQ-1 Avenger anti-aircraft missile systems.
A video of one of the systems was posted by military analyst @UAWeapons. Apparently, the SAM is currently being tested at a training ground and will be put on combat duty in the near future. By the way, the United States promised to provide the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger to the Ukrainian Armed Forces back in November last year. In total, Ukraine was to receive 12 such systems.
#Ukraine: The first video of the recently delivered American 🇺🇸 AN/TWQ-1 Avenger short-range air-defense system in service with the Ukrainian army.
In total Ukraine will receive 12 of these vehicles from the United States. pic.twitter.com/1Kivu2zG8F
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) March 18, 2023
The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger is an American surface-to-air missile system developed by Boeing and General Electric. The air defense system is built on the Humvee chassis. It is designed to destroy air objects at a distance of up to 3.8 km in height and up to 5.5 km in range. The system is equipped with two containers, each with four FIM-92 Stinger missiles. The system also has a radar station and a 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine gun.