A Harpoon launcher in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces was displayed in Ukraine for the first time
Photos and videos of the launcher for the U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missile system, which is in service with the Ukrainian Armed Forces, have been published online for the first time. Although these missiles have been in use by the Ukrainian Navy since 2022, the appearance of the launcher had remained classified until now.
The images were published on July 4 by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his online office following a working trip to the Odesa region, during which a coordination meeting was held with the Ukrainian Navy Command regarding security issues in the region.
Experts noted that the Harpoon anti-ship missile has been in service with the Ukrainian Navy for quite some time and has even destroyed Russian ships. Now, for the first time, the launcher for this system has been shown in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Defense Express noted that the transfer of these systems to Ukraine was confirmed in the spring of 2022, and in the summer it was officially announced that the Harpoons in Ukraine had been put on standby; however, the appearance of the launchers for these systems, which are in service with the Ukrainian Navy, had been classified.
“Now we can see that Ukraine has received a launcher variant mounted in a shipping container and equipped with four transport-launch containers. Although the Harpoon missiles are not new, the U.S. is giving them a second life, and last year it was reported that Boeing had tested a modernized version, the Harpoon Block II Update,” the experts write.
In addition to the Harpoon, they noted, photos of the launch unit for the NSM (Naval Strike Missile) anti-ship system from Norway’s Kongsberg were also released. There has been no official information at all regarding the supply of NSM anti-ship missiles—only reports in the media, Defense Express noted.
“It is worth recalling that as early as 2023, it was reported that Ukraine might purchase a battery or even a division of the NSM Coastal Defense System from Poland. But the Ukrainian version has a different paint scheme, so it remains unclear exactly where Ukraine might have obtained its NSM,” the article states.
Experts at Defense Express drew attention to this in their article.
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