Raytheon revives weapons production in the 1980s so Ukraine can shoot down more new Su-35 and Ka-52
The American company Raytheon Technologies cannot quickly produce a large number of Stinger MANPADS shipped to Ukraine. This was stated by CEO Greg Hayes, informs Combat zone.
Yes, he notes that the company is currently producing MANPADS for an international customer, but has limited supplies of materials for these works, as the US Department of Defense has not purchased a Stinger for about 18 years and some components are no longer sold.
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Hayes notes that the company has been working with the country’s defense ministry for the past few days to address the issue. exactly, the company will have to recycle some of the electronics.
Hayes claims that Raytheon will increase production at this time, and it is possible. The problem of Stinger MANPADS production is also “exacerbated” by the fact that the largest systems of companies have learned to create more advanced, such as Tomahawk missiles or AIM-120 AMRAAM.
In general, Stinger MANPADS proved to be positive during the war with the Russian occupation forces – they destroyed both racist missiles and their modern aircraft – Ka-52 helicopters, Su-35 bombers and more.
As Defense Express reports earlier, in total, since the beginning of the war, the United States has handed over more than 1,400 Stinger MANPADS to Ukraine. In total, since the beginning of the war, Ukraine has received more than 25,000 units of air defense systems from its allies.
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