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Also known as SAMP/T Mamba

SAMP/T (Sol-Air Moyenne-Portée/Terrestre, French for "Surface-to-Air Medium-Range/Land-based") is a mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed as a joint French-Italian project. It is capable of defending against aircraft, cruise missiles, and tactical ballistic missiles. In September 2025, Denmark announced that it would be purchasing two SAMP/T systems as the long-range component of its integrated ground-based air defence systems.

Key facts

Weapon.name
Sol-Air Moyenne-Portée/Terrestre
Weapon.image
Italian Army - 4th Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment "Peschiera" SAMPT missile launch.jpg
Weapon.caption
Italian SAMP/T launcher firing an Aster missile
Weapon.origin
France / Italy
Weapon.type
Mobile surface-to-air missile/anti-ballistic missile system
Weapon.is_vehicle
yes
Weapon.is_UK
yes
Weapon.used_by
See
Weapon.wars
Russo-Ukrainian war
Weapon.designer
Eurosam (joint venture between Thales and MBDA)
Weapon.design_date
1990
Weapon.manufacturer
Eurosam (joint venture between Thales and MBDA)
Weapon.production_date
1997–present
Weapon.variants
See
Weapon.vehicle_range
SAMP/T: 100 km (max) against air-breathing targets SAMP/T NG: 150 km (max) against air-breathing targets
Weapon.speed
Aster missile:

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Wikidata facts

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Système SAMP-T (14 juillet 2021) (1).jpg
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Commons category
Système sol-air moyenne-portée terrestre
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12 sections
Contents
  • Development
  • Design
  • Variants
  • SAMP/T
  • SAMP/T NG
  • Operational history
  • Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Operators
  • Current
  • Future
  • Potential sales
  • References

SAMP/T (Sol-Air Moyenne-Portée/Terrestre, French for "Surface-to-Air Medium-Range/Land-based") is a mobile surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed as a joint French-Italian project. It is capable of defending against aircraft, cruise missiles, and tactical ballistic missiles. In September 2025, Denmark announced that it would be purchasing two SAMP/T systems as the long-range component of its integrated ground-based air defence systems.

== Development == Design of SAMP/T started in 1990 with the goal of producing an all-European long-range ground-based air defence system as a counterpart to the US Patriot missile system. Production began in 1997 and the first systems were delivered to the French and Italian armies for operational evaluation in 2008. Full operation began in France in 2010 and Italy in 2012.

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