Area Defense Backbone
Ukraine Active
SAMP/T
Sol-Air Moyenne Portee / Terrestre
Long-range air and missile defense
System Status
Active
Updated 2026-07-29
Legacy SAMP/T (MAMBA) SAMP/T NG
Key Specifications
Range Unavailable
No single normalized SAMP/T system range is published in the official sources reviewed; legacy Aster 30 descriptions are often reported in the 100 km class Altitude Unavailable
No single normalized SAMP/T engagement altitude is published in the official sources reviewed; MBDA reported a 2025 Aster 30 B1NT test at a flight altitude beyond 25 km, not a system-wide ceiling Radar Unavailable
Legacy and NG sensor configurations differ by variant; no normalized radar configuration is stated in the sources reviewed Interceptors
Aster 30 B1 (legacy SAMP/T)Aster 30 B1NT (SAMP/T NG)
Mobility Road-mobile
Operators Reported
France and Italy operate the SAMP/T family; a Franco-Italian SAMP/T contribution has been publicly reported for Ukraine Procurement & Transfer Activity
2024-07-11
U.S. DoD said allied support for Ukraine would include SAMP/T systems
Verified 2025-10-08
MBDA announced that Denmark selected the French SAMP/T NG variant for long-range surface-based air and missile defence
Verified 2025-12-16
MBDA/Eurosam reported French and Italian SAMP/T NG firings on 15 and 3 December 2025 respectively and forecast early-2026 operational-evaluation deliveries; it did not report a completed delivery
Verified Strengths
- + Europe’s principal long-range SAMP/T-family GBAD architecture in this archive
- + Real ballistic-missile-defense role, not just air-breathing threats
- + NATO integration and multi-layer evolution path in NG variant
Limitations
- - Smaller operator base than Patriot
- - Public technical documentation is less standardized than for Patriot/THAAD
- - Transition from legacy SAMP/T to NG complicates apples-to-apples comparisons
Manufacturer
Eurosam (MBDA France, MBDA Italy, Thales)
France / Italy
Ukraine Deployment
On 11 July 2024, the U.S. said allied support for Ukraine would include SAMP/T systems.
Sources
Evidence Labels
Verified Official manufacturer or government source
Reported Credible third-party or think-tank reporting
Unavailable Official sources do not publish this figure