Ukraine has for the first time used the FrankenSAM hybrid air defense system, created jointly with the USA, – head of the Kamyshyn Ministry of State Industry and Trade Kamyshyn has said

According to him, this system successfully shot down a Shahed drone at a distance of 9 km.

According to him, this system successfully shot down a Shahed drone at a distance of 9 km.

FrankenSAM combines technologies of three anti-aircraft missile systems: the Soviet Buk with American RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles, AIM-9M air-to-air missiles combined with Soviet radars, as well as SAMs based on Ukrainian old systems with elements and missiles from Patriot.