In the Rivne region, President observed the course of tactical exercises with the FIM-92 Stinger DMS of the Armed Forces.

Militarnyi informs with reference to the website of the President of Ukraine.

During a working trip to the Rivne region, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky observed the tactical exercises of the Armed Forces and other security and defense forces within the command and staff exercises “Snowstorm-2022”.

The Head of State inspected samples of weapons handed over to Ukraine by foreign partners. In particular, Javelin and NLAW anti-tank missile systems, Stinger missile system and more.

The security and defense forces practiced fighting in the border zone to disrupt the organized advance of the conventional enemy and its destruction.

Units fired on enemy equipment and personnel during its advance, deployment and offensive.

In the training combat, military detachments actively used, in particular, combat aircraft, domestic and foreign unmanned aerial vehicles, including Bayraktar TB2.

Also, servicemen used conventional artillery, MLRS, air defense systems, “Stugna-P”, “Corsair” modern anti-tank guided missiles of domestic production and NLAW, FGM-148 Javelin, SMAW M141 provided by our partners.

Stinger DMS

Recall that on February 13, plane with Stinger air defense missile systems arrived in Ukraine from Lithuania. In addition, the Government of Latvia has decided to hand over Stinger man-portable air-defense systems to Ukraine.

In the Rivne region, President of Ukraine observed the course of tactical exercises with the FIM-92 Stinger DMS (dual mount system).

The Dual Mount Stinger (DMS) is a tripod-mounted launch platform for the Stinger Missile developed by Hughes Missile Systems Company (HMSC).

This system provides air defense capability from a fixed ground position. A self-contained system, the DMS includes its own electrical power system, argon coolant, and sighting units. The DMS can be operated autonomously or in conjunction with an external early warning command and cueing/control system.