In a bid to bolster its air defense capabilities, Ukraine has turned to the United States for an unconventional solution, resulting in the creation of what’s now known as the ‘FrankenSAM’ weapons program. The Ukrainian officials are urgently seeking additional air defenses to safeguard their power grids as the winter months approach, with concerns of […]
To meet the demand, the U.S. is producing so-called FrankenSAM systems that marry advanced Western weaponry with Soviet-era items still in Ukrainian stockpiles.
As the war in Ukraine rages into its second winter, officials are asking the US for better air defense missiles to protect their power grids from Russian aggression and prevent their cities from power outages
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The weapons, banned by most countries over human rights concerns, are ‘not a magic wand,’ but some Ukrainian troops say they are making a difference in fighting Russian forces.