Leveraging the AIM-9M Sidewinders in a ground-based air defense application is arguably as relevant as on its Su-27 and MiG-29s.
Leveraging the AIM-9M Sidewinders in a ground-based air defense application is arguably as relevant as on its Su-27 and MiG-29s.
Did any of the EU countries give Ukraine NASAMS as part of a package?
Yes, but normally those can’t use this variant of Sidewinder.
The article gives the possibility of a modified version of NASAMS which can handle them, the existence of which has not yet been made public, as one possibility for SAM use.