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Iisrael jah väristab põlve nende Süürias olevate vene üksuste tõttu.

In addition to heavy artillery and rocket systems, Ukrainian officials are also asking the United States for "strike drones” — specifically the
and MQ-1C Gray Eagle, with “appropriate munitions” like the AGM-114 Hellfire missile, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense told POLITICO in a statement on Wednesday.

“We are awaiting positive results,” according to the ministry.

Armed drones are a particularly complicated ask because they are subject to strict regulations, including the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), which requires that exports of most missile systems, from cruise missiles to the larger unmanned aircraft, are subject to a “strong presumption of denial.”

That means any missile or drone that can carry a 500 kilogram payload with a range of 300 kilometers should not be transferred from one country to another.

These restrictions have hobbled sales of Reaper and Gray Eagle to even some of the United States’ partners, including Qatar and Indonesia — so such a transfer to Ukraine seems like a stretch for now.

But that may be changing, although slowly. In 2020, the Trump administration unilaterally decided to relax the restrictions on sales of armed drones over the objections of many in the arms control community and without the buy-in of the MTCR.

A State Department spokesperson would only offer that the U.S. “remains committed to the MTCR,” without detailing any possible changes to how drones are categorized.

“When it comes to Ukraine, there's a fuzzy line between defensive weapons and offensive weapons,” said Daryl Kimball, director of the Arms Control Association, “and Reaper drones would very likely be considered an offensive weapon that could strike into Russia,” which would likely preclude their transfer under current MTCR guidelines.

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In service with the Norwegian army K9 Thunder will replace the obsolete SAU M109A3GNM.

“We are in the process of phasing out the M109 artillery and may not need the wagons and systems anymore. The 155-millimeter ammunition is NATO-standard and easy to obtain. As for NASAMS’ ground-to-air system, we set it up in Washington after September 11, 2001, so we have systems that could be very beneficial to the Ukrainians in the war. The problem is that we have too little of it,” says Ulriksen.

Chupacabra kirjutas:The White House is making a massive, $33 billion funding request to Congress for Ukraine. Over $20b for military assistance, $8.5 economic assistance & $3 for humanitarian assistance. Admin says this is what's needed "to enable Ukraine's success for next 5 months of this war."
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Chupacabra kirjutas:The White House is making a massive, $33 billion funding request to Congress for Ukraine. Over $20b for military assistance, $8.5 economic assistance & $3 for humanitarian assistance. Admin says this is what's needed "to enable Ukraine's success for next 5 months of this war."
https://twitter.com/kaitlancollins/stat ... 2978661376

Nüüd räägime asjast....

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"In this conflict, Bulgaria will help the country that is fighting against the aggressor,” -Deputy PM Vassilev said.

A few mins later PM @KirilPetkov announced their party decision to officially provide Ukraine with military aid, something the country had earlier done in secret.