Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera reported that SAMP/T delivery preparations were underway. The missile is a joint production of French and Italian MBDA and Thales under Eurosam. Italy probably will not wait for France's decision as the maker of this weapon system.
According to the French Ambassador to Ukraine, France and Italy will provide Ukraine with a modern SAMP/T mobile anti-aircraft defence weapon.
Meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Indonesia on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni gave the green light for the SAMP/H Air Defence System.
Ukraine’s defence ministry’s official website announced that President Volodymyr Zelensky attended an emergency G7 summit, where he thanked partners for their assistance and called for Ukraine to provide modern air defence systems to counter Russian missiles.
President of Defence Industry Agency (DIA) Professor İsmail Demir stated that Turkiye’s only option for the EUROSAM SAMP/T Air Defence System is technology transfer. Professor Demir, who made a statement to Hürriyet daily, emphasized that Turkiye is not favouring off-the-shelve products and that technology transfer is mandatory.
Defence industry cooperation came to the fore at the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting. Defence industry cooperation came to the fore at the NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Brussels on 6-7 April. Britain lifted export restrictions, and it was agreed with Canada that an exchange of letters would overcome the problem with export permits.
President Erdoğan declared at the G-20 Summit in Italy that Turkey will work with France and Italy to develop the SAMP/T Air Defence Missile System.
