Ukraine put an Italian-Swiss Skyguard into combat duty. The missile inside is a Cold War design derived from the American Sparrow
Spain and Italy delivered Skyguard/Aspide starting in 2022. The 38th Regiment just showed it on combat duty for the first time.
Ukraine's air defense forces have equipped another Western-supplied system, the Italian-Swiss Skyguard/Aspide, to combat Russian aerial strikes on its energy grid. The 38th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment released the first public footage of the system in action. Ukraine faces an increasing gap in interceptors ahead of the 2026-2027 heating season, as Patriot deliveries have significantly decreased.
The Skyguard/Aspide, derived from the American AIM-7 Sparrow missile, is designed to protect military sites and critical infrastructure from various aerial threats, including drones and cruise missiles. The system, built with a Swiss fire control unit and Italian Aspide missile, can engage targets up to 25 km away and at altitudes ranging from 15 meters to 6,000 meters.
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