Ukraine has received components for the production of FrankenSAM SAM for the AIM-9M missile (video)
This week, the US government announced another package of support in the defense sector. Its volume will amount to USD 200 million. Among other things, it included air defense system components. To date, such an item has never been found in the lists of arms transfers to the United States.
Taking into account the fact that Washington included AIM-9M missiles in the package, it can be concluded that the components are intended for the production of FrankenSAM SAM systems. This refers to the adaptation of Soviet complexes for launching American anti-aircraft missiles. In fact, they will be turned into an analog of the MIM-72 Chaparral with a range of about 5 km.
Last week, it became known that Ukraine has received the technical documentation necessary to launch the production of FrankenSAM systems. The details of the project to adapt Soviet complexes to launch AIM-9M are kept secret. In this regard, it is quite difficult to determine what the output of FrankenSAM will look like. According to experts, the Arrow-10 system is the most suitable for launching AIM-9M.
By the way, the Ukrainian Armed Forces are already using improvised air defense systems supplied by the UK capable of launching AIM-132 ASRAAM missiles. These missiles have the same guidance system as the AIM-9M.
