HENSOLDT to Supply Protection Systems for Ukrainian Helicopters

The German company HENSOLDT received a contract for the supply of protection systems for Ukrainian helicopters.

The corresponding message appeared on the company’s website.

The order includes an unknown number of AMPS (Airborne Missile Protection System).

The cost was not disclosed, but the company noted that it is estimated at “double-digit million.”

“With AMPS, we are increasing the defence capabilities of the Ukrainian helicopters. By integrating this platform, which is new to us, we are protecting the crews from a wide range of threats, especially from surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles,” says Tanya Altmann, Head of the Optronics & Land Solutions Division at HENSOLDT.

Due to its modular design, AMPS can be easily configured to meet specific operational requirements and different mission profiles.

Components of the system are the Missile Launch Detection Sensor (MILDS), an AMPS Control and Display Unit (ACDU), and the active confirmation system (MACS), which determines the distance and speed of detected missiles and eliminates false alarms.

Countermeasure systems already installed on helicopters can continue to be operated in conjunction with AMPS.

The company added that last year, 16 such systems were delivered to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Recall that the company’s products were supplied within the framework of military assistance from Germany.

In addition to helicopter protection systems, HENSOLDT supplies radar stations to meet the needs of Ukrainian air defense.

Among such radar stations is the TRML-4D, which operates together with the IRIS-T SLM anti-aircraft missile systems.