The term of this "promotion" is 16 months. The first rockets are expected already this summer.
https://x.com/front_ukrainian/status/1803802845138833575
F-16s, when they finally arrive, will also carry AMRAAM missiles (Aim-120s).
As Aim-260s are delivered to the USAF, additional Aim-120s should be transferred to Ukraine.
https://x.com/ChuckPfarrer/status/1804158498361475348
Our friend Chuck Pfarrer is back. I don't know what his issue was but I am glad he is back.
“Among potential weapons under consideration are 155-mm artillery shells, as well as air defense systems, which are needed in Ukraine, according to government sources.”
https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240621006000315
Seems ROK and I are on the same page here as far as what to provide, but it sounds like it might be merely a diplomatic move to dissuade Russia from giving DPRK advanced weapons. IMHO, this is a mistake, as Russia cannot be trusted. Defeating ROK is just part of Putin and Xi’s grand plan for their “multipolar world”. AKA the communist version of globalism.
“In addition to the Patriot air defense system, all AMRAAM missiles (for the NASAMS air defense system) will be delivered to Ukraine as a priority”
A new phase in the Air War is approaching with the improved Ukrainian Air Defenses, and the advent of the F-16s. Now the Administration has authorized striking Russian planes in the air over Russia as well.
“Pentagon spokesperson Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder told reporters (20 June) that while there had been no change in policy, Ukraine’s use of weapons against Russian troops was not limited to near Kharkiv on the Russian side...
...“It’s self-defense and so it makes sense for them to be able to do that,” he added.
Ryder’s remarks echo comments made by Biden’s national security adviser earlier this week.
“This is not about geography. It’s about common sense,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told PBS. “If Russia is attacking or about to attack from its territory into Ukraine, it only makes sense to allow Ukraine to hit back against the forces that are hitting it from across the border.”
Sullivan added that Ukraine could also use air-defense systems to fire at Russian planes flying in Russian airspace, if they are about to fire into Ukrainian airspace.”
