Ukraine's latest weapons request includes THAAD air defenses and F-18sdr Cassandra Nojdh skrev: ↑onsdag 06 december 2023 9:16 Ovanstående visar - oavsett hur man ställer sig till den påstådda händelsen - att prioriteten för Ukrainas partnerländer just nu bör (vid sidan av 155mm granaterna) vara att säkra Ukrainas luftförsvar. Exakt vad som behövs (i stort sett allt) är förstås omöjligt för en utomstående att spekulera i.
Reuters påstår att Ukraina siktar mot stjärnorna och ber om det kvalificerade luftvärnssystemet THAAD. Hur trovärdiga är dessa uppgifter?Reuters skrev:Ukraine's latest list of U.S. weapons it says it needs to fight the Russian military includes sophisticated air defense systems, F-18 "Hornet" fighter jets, drones, Apache and Blackhawk helicopters, according to documents seen by Reuters.
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But the list has a few surprises including big-ticket items like C-17 Globemaster transport jets made by Boeing (BA.N) and the C-130 Super Hercules made by Lockheed Martin (LMT.N). Boeing's Apache attack helicopters made the list, as did the Black Hawk helicopter made by Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky unit.
But the Ukrainians did not stop there. The documents show Ukraine is also seeking F-18 "Hornet" fighter jets, three types of drones made by General Atomics including the MQ-9B Sky Guardian and the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air defense system made by Lockheed.
US announces new package of military assistance to Ukraine worth US$175 million
Däremot får Ukraina annat smått och gott. Nyligen fick landet också en extra Himars-enhet. Kan någon av de befintliga enheterna ha gått sönder?Ukrainska Pravda skrev:The Pentagon later published the detailed contents of the military aid package. It includes AIM-9M and AIM-7 missiles for air defence, additional ammunition for HIMARS systems, 155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells, HARM high-speed anti-radar missiles, TOW anti-tank missiles and Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems.
The list also mentions more than 4 million rounds of small arms ammunition, vehicles for towing and transporting equipment, demolition munitions for obstacle clearing, equipment for protecting critical national infrastructure, as well as spare parts, maintenance and other support equipment.
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Lloyd Austin, Head of the Pentagon, while on a visit to Kyiv, announced a US$100 million military assistance package for Ukraine, which included, among other things, one HIMARS multiple launch missile system, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, 155 mm and 105 mm artillery shells.
Senate Republicans Block $66 Billion in Ukraine Aid Over Immigration Clash
Republikanerna blockerar det utlovade miljardstödet till Ukraina, Israel och Taiwan i USA:s kongress, men en arbetsvecka återstår innan julledigheten.Bloomberg skrev:Biden said Wednesday he’s willing to make “significant compromises” on border policies to secure a deal on Ukraine funds, which he said are urgently needed to maintain the nation’s resistance to the Russian invasion.
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Top Democratic negotiator Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he has been told a new GOP proposal is coming soon and that could restart talks.
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Senate Republican leaders have expressed confidence Congress will eventually approve Ukraine aid but say Democrats first must give more ground on the GOP’s immigration demands.
“The question of when this gets done is still an open one,” Senator John Thune, the chamber’s No. 2 Republican, said at a Punchbowl event Wednesday. “My view is it does get done.”
Frustrated By US Delays, Book Claims Poland Dismantled 10 Of Its MiG-29s & Placed Them In Forest For Ukraine
Även hos Polen har frustrationen över USA:s agerande varit stor - denna gång avseende Bidens överdrivna rädsla för att provocera Putin.The EurAsian Times skrev:Not wanting to wait for US approvals and to meet Ukraine’s immediate military needs before the Russian onslaught, Poland dismantled its own MiG-29 fighters and kept them in a forest near the border. Ukraine then arranged to pick up the dismantled jets before reassembling them and employing them in the war.
This secret operation was conducted by keeping the Americans in the dark, who were “indecisive” on approving the additional jets for Ukraine in the first three months of the war in early 2022, according to a new book by Polish journalist Zbigniew Parafianowicz ‘Polska Na Wojnie’ (Poland at War).