Despite Netanyahu's refusal: Ukrainian forces use Israeli radars – media

Ukrainian military uses Israeli RADA radars in the STASH system to intercept Russian drones, despite Netanyahu's ban. The system employs Hellfire missiles costing $150,000 each, with a detection range of 25 km and engagement range of 10-11 km. The radars reached Ukraine through private donations, reports Walla.

Ukrainian air defense forces are using Israeli radar systems from RADA to repel Russian drone attacks, despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ban on supplying Kyiv with Iron Dome systems. This is reported by Walla. The Israeli radars have become a key element of the mobile surface-to-air missile system STASH, mounted on a truck chassis. The system's main task is to destroy kamikaze drones like the Geran (actually Iranian Shaheds). American Hellfire missiles, originally designed as air-to-surface missiles, are used as interceptors. One Hellfire missile costs about $150,000, while a Patriot missile costs $4 million. Hellfire reaches speeds of about Mach 1.3, which is sufficient to intercept slow-moving drones. In 2022, Israeli company RADA became part of the American subsidiary of the Italian defense concern Leonardo. RADA radars have a detection range of up to 25 kilometers, and Hellfire missiles have an engagement range of 10 to 11 kilometers. Earlier, Kursor reported that Netanyahu and Zelensky had a tense conversation.