The Ukrainian air defense system will be strengthened by Ground Master 200 radars
Sébastien Lecornu, who holds the position of head of the French Ministry of Defense, promised to purchase GM 200 radars for the Armed Forces. According to the minister, in 2022 he received a request for the supply of Ground Master 200 from his colleague Oleksiy Reznikov.
The GM 200 radars are manufactured by the defense giant Thales Group. A contract with him will be concluded in the near future. The equipment to strengthen the Ukrainian air defense system will be paid from the funds of a special fund created by the French authorities specifically to support Ukraine.
According to the statement of Yuriy Ignat, made by him during his speech on the telethon, the GM 200 radars are capable of detecting air targets at a distance of up to 250 km. The representative of the Air Force emphasized the fact that the presence of such radars will allow Ukrainian air defense calculations to detect Russian missiles in advance.
Ignat added that the ‘eyes’ of the Ukrainian Air Force are radio engineering troops. The introduction of Western-style radars into their armament will lead to the strengthening of the national air defense system. As a result, the percentage of enemy missiles intercepted by Ukrainian anti-aircraft guns will increase.
