The highly-prized HIMARS artillery system in the US’s latest $1.1 billion security assistance package for Ukraine will take a few years to be built, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.
The US announced it would send 18 High Mobility Artillery Systems, made by Lockheed Martin Corp., as part of the new assistance package. Unlike the 16 HIMARS already sent from existing Pentagon stocks, the new ones will have to be built under contract through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, according to the official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity.
The latest security assistance package is meant to be the beginning of a contracting process for Ukraine’s mid-to-long-term defense, the US defense official said. Other equipment will take six to 24 months to get to Ukraine as well, the official added.
c.c. Dave
@11112011 out of buzzword x, got some buzzword y tho
@11112011 great, i can feel the radiation poisoning alreaddy
I heard about this. It means that the Pentagon has faith that Ukraine will win this long-term. Mobilization had me worried initially, but having seen videos of what they’re getting equipped with (nearly, nothing), they’re just going to be speed bumps for the UAF.
M30A1s are being sent to Ukraine now, so the UAF will be taking that advice at least
