Ukrainian Armed Forces use latest VAMPIRE system to destroy Iranian kamikaze drones: exclusive video
In 2023, it became known that the United States was going to supply Ukraine with VAMPIRE mobile missile systems. It looks like they are already in Ukraine.
On February 11, the Ukrainian Navy released a video showing the destruction of an Iranian-Russian Shahed-131/136 drone. According to @Osinttechnical, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used the VAMPIRE system with APKWS missiles and laser guidance.
It does appear that this is the first onboard footage released showing a US-supplied VAMPIRE SAM system in Ukrainian service downing a Russian Shahed with a laser-guided APKWS missile. https://t.co/wxS2EJSFDm pic.twitter.com/VMT2vHP9Bu
– OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) February 12, 2024
The VAMPIRE is a portable system that can be mounted on a pickup truck to launch high-precision 70mm rockets. The launcher is equipped with four missiles and a laser-guided L3Harris targeting system. The United States was to transfer 14 such systems to Ukraine.
