A British-made anti-aircraft missile has shot down a Russian helicopter in the first use of the weapon in Ukraine.
The Starstreak system is a laser-guided missile that travels at more than three times the speed of sound to shoot down low-flying enemy jets and attack helicopters.
Footage showed a Russian Mi-28N helicopter shot down from the sky in the Luhansk region, splitting the plane in two when its tail hit the missile.
A British-made anti-aircraft missile reportedly shot down a Russian helicopter in Ukraine’s first use of weapons
The Starstreak system is a laser-guided missile that travels at more than three times the speed of sound to shoot down low-flying enemy jets and attack helicopters.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace previously said the Starstreak system – a shoulder-mounted missile that travels at more than three times the speed of sound to shoot down low-flying enemy jets – would soon be in use. Was prepared.
Mr Wallace said Ukrainian troops had previously been trained and were now deployed with Starstreak, adding that Britain was doing ‘more than anyone else’ to help the war-torn country.
‘One of the biggest challenges is that the more you go into the sophistication of weapon systems, the more training you need to use them, which is why the real focus of the effort is to upgrade Ukrainians to Russian or Soviet equipment. is to help. help or seek That’s already on their list,’ he told the Mail on Sunday. ‘Only providing British tanks will not do.’
A Defense Ministry source said a video released on Friday showed the Starstreak missile in action during the first week of the war. Times,
This missile has been made by Thales, a short-range missile company in Belfast.
It can be shot from the shoulder or stand and has a range of over four miles.
The missile splits into three darts mid-air, guided to the target by a laser operator on the ground.
The use of lasers instead of being attracted to infrared energy means that the flames cannot counteract a three-dimensional missile.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace previously said that the Starstreak system – a shoulder-mounted missile that travels at more than three times the speed of sound to shoot down low-flying enemy jets – would soon be in use. Will be Was prepared
Britain has already shipped thousands of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, though NATO nations continue to reject Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s pleas for tanks and fighter jets.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace told Sky News last night: ‘Today will provide more lethal aid to Ukraine.
‘Ukraine needs long-range artillery and because of that the Russian army is now digging in and starting to hit these cities with artillery.
‘It’s the best counter to other long range artillery, therefore’ [Ukraine will] To seek and obtain ammunition, mainly of greater long-range artillery.
‘They are also looking for armored vehicles of some sort – not necessarily tanks, but certainly protective vehicles, and more anti-air’ [weapons]All this will come out as a result of this conference.