Defense Express
Ukraine’s air defense will be further strengthened with the addition of RapidRanger surface-to-air missile systems, purchased along with Martlet missiles (also known as LMM – Lightweight Multirole Missiles) as part of a £1.7 billion (€2 billion) aid package from the United Kingdom. The deal was officially confirmed by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during the June 11th parliamentary hearings, Defense Express reports.
It is worth noting that Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense had already announced the decision to procure RapidRanger systems and LMM missiles before, back in early March 2025. At that time, it was specified that the British government would fund the delivery of 5,000 missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
