Ukraine German IRIS-T SAM system equipped with armor in Ukraine

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The Ukrainian army has begun to equip the IRIS-T SLM air defense system command posts, previously received from Germany, with additional armor. The additional armor was developed by the Ukrainian Metinvest Group and is designed to protect the IRIS-T SLM air defense system from fragments; the company does not report whether the armor protects against drones. The additional armor consists of 8 mm thick plates made of 30ХН2МА steel. When equipping the IRIS-T SLM air defense system with armor, the weight of the IRIS-T SLM command post increases by 2.6 tons. According to Metinvest, this does not affect the mobility of the system.