UK joins allies in providing air defence capability to Ukraine
A total of eight NASAMS have been approved to be sent to Ukraine so far. (Photo: Kongsberg)
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced the UK would donate Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down on 20 Ukrainian cities, including the capital Kyiv.
Wallace announced the new aid ahead of a NATO meeting in Brussels on 13 October.
He said: "Russia's latest indiscriminate strikes on civilian areas in Ukraine warrant further support to those seeking to defend their nation.
"So today I have authorised the supply of AMRAAM anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine."
AMRAAM was originally developed for air-to-air operations by the USAF and USN, but it had seen extensive export sales and ground-to-air
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