Conflicts with Russia: the “Spilover Effect” brings new anti-aircraft artillery to Vicenza
I don't know if the citizens of Vicenza will be happy, but, indirectly, they should feel a little safer. The war in Ukraine, also linked to large shipments of weapons from NATO countries, has risks of "Spilover", i.e. of expansion to the countries that participate by supplying Kiev's army. Among these, the USA is in the very front row, so there is a risk that, at a certain point, an attempt will be made to strike an American base in Europe and this risk is concentrated on the major bases such as Rammstein, Avano, Vicenza and Naples.
So here's the announcement: A new U.S. Army air defense unit will be activated next month in Europe with soldiers taking up positions in Germany and Italy. The 1st Battalion of the 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment will be based in Ansbach, Germany, and one of its batteries will operate in Vicenza, Italy, the 10th Air and Missile Defense Command said in a statement Thursday army. Here is the insignia of the unit
The Italy-bound battery will support the 173rd Airborne Brigade, which serves as the Army's emergency response force in Europe.
“This battalion will provide additional surface air defense to the European theater,” the memo reads. The unit will be under the command of the recently activated 52nd Air Defense Brigade, which assumed authority over air defense artillery last month of the army in Europe.
The moves are part of a broader effort to expand the Army's air defense capabilities on the continent, where concerns about Russian aggression have prompted a rebuilding of a force that has shrunk during a long post-Cold War military withdrawal.
The unit is equipped with Stryker SHORAD , light armored vehicles equipped with radar, a 30 mm automatic cannon and Stinger and Hellfire missiles. These are recent vehicles, which entered service in 2018 precisely to counter the threat of Russian drones, guaranteeing the crew also some protection
The new units were announced by President Joe Biden during the 2022 NATO summit in Madrid and came in response to concerns about potential fallout in allied countries from Russia's war against Ukraine.
The redeployment of this type of unit in Italy is also the recognition that there is an objective risk of involvement of other NATO countries in the Ukrainian conflict.
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