Posted on Jul 4, 2022
Pentagon to provide medium-range air defense systems to Ukraine
18.8K
13
5
7
7
0
The Pentagon will provide two medium-range air defense systems to Ukraine, but the contracting process may take weeks or months, a senior defense official said Friday.
The latest round of assistance to Ukraine, totaling $820 million, provides aid through a drawdown of current Defense Department stocks, as well as through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Fund (USAI), which contracts weapons that the Pentagon will then send to Ukraine.
Two National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) are included in the USAI package. The NASAMS are medium-range air defense systems capable of shooting down cruise missiles and aircraft and are also deployed around Washington, D.C., to defend the nation's capital.
The latest round of assistance to Ukraine, totaling $820 million, provides aid through a drawdown of current Defense Department stocks, as well as through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative Fund (USAI), which contracts weapons that the Pentagon will then send to Ukraine.
Two National Advanced Surface to Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) are included in the USAI package. The NASAMS are medium-range air defense systems capable of shooting down cruise missiles and aircraft and are also deployed around Washington, D.C., to defend the nation's capital.
Pentagon to provide medium-range air defense systems to Ukraine
Posted from cbsnews.com
Pentagon
Weapons
DoD
Ukraine
Posted >1 y ago
Responses: 2
1
1
0
Time line is immaterial. During WWII we vowed to provide weapons not even in production yet.
(1)
(0)
1
1
0
In absolute terms, the largest supporter as of May 10 - by a very large margin - was the United States, with a total of €43 billion made up of €24 billion in military aid, €9 billion humanitarian aid and €10 billion in financial aid. I am uncertain if I can support this kind of spending while our own economy is in a tailspin!
(1)
(0)
1SG Dean Mcbride (MPER) (CPHR)
We do not have a choice.... Our politicians are going to spend whatever they want... BTW, I am not certain if LTC Jack was referring to me or MSG Stan as being "Crazy"!
In the initial text, I meant to state that I am uncertain "we" (as a country) can support this kind of spending.
In the initial text, I meant to state that I am uncertain "we" (as a country) can support this kind of spending.
(0)
(0)
Read This Next
Continue with Facebook 
Continue with Google