UNITED STATES: The Pentagon announced on Friday that Kyiv's government will be in charge of deciding whether to use new rockets for US-supplied HIMARS launchers, confirming that the war material funded by US taxpayers The most recent shipments will consist of ground launched small diameter bombs. (GLSDB).
The bombs made by Boeing have an estimated range of up to 150 km and are composed of a rocket motor and an aeroplane's warhead.
Brigadier-General Patrick Ryder informed reporters that the GLSDB was indeed involved in "additional ammunition" for the HIMARS and the "precision-guided rockets" mentioned in Friday's announcement, with details disclosed to Reuters earlier this week. confirms.
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“It is clear that the Ukrainian government makes operational plans. They are leading them, he announced on Friday. I will not discuss or speculate about possible future operations, but I repeat that we owe it to them to give Working together. The equipment they need to succeed on the battlefield.
The GBU-39 small diameter warhead and M26 rocket motor are combined to form the GLDSB, manufactured by Boeing in partnership with Sweden's Saab AB.
It was not clear how many weapons the Pentagon planned to send, how many would be drawn from military stockpiles and how many would have to be built from scratch.
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According to a Boeing document, the first delivery could be "as soon as spring 2023". Meanwhile, Bloomberg cited unnamed officials who claimed the timeline could be as long as nine months, depending on when the US Air Force issues the contract.
In addition, Bloomberg stated that the GLSDB order would be responsible for $200 million of the $1.75 billion allocated for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Russia has already offered suggestions about how it would react when the missiles actually land. The president, Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday ordered the military to "eliminate any possibility" of Ukrainian artillery strikes on Russian soil.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview on Thursday that Moscow would "push back" Ukrainian troops where they would not be a threat.
The farther the troops should be moved, Lavrov said, "the longer the range of weapons supplied to the Kyiv regime."
In Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye, Ukraine has employed US-acquired HIMARS launchers against both military and civilian targets. The 300 kilometer-range MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) rocket has been requested by Kyiv on several occasions.
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Moscow has repeatedly warned Washington that heavily arming Ukraine risks crossing its "red line" and drawing the US and NATO into direct conflict.
Even though the US and its allies insist they are not involved in the fighting, Kyiv continues to receive weapons. According to the Pentagon, the US has pledged $32 billion in military aid to Ukraine.