Older version but faster...
“The U.S. is speeding up the process to get 31 U.S. Abrams tanks into Ukraine as soon as possible, two U.S. defense officials tell @Liz_Friden The U.S. will send older M1-A1 model of the tank from U.S. Army stocks instead of the more modern M1-A2 version announced back in January.”
https://twitter.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1638195593024552962
“Earlier this week, USAF (🇺🇸) F-22 Raptors deployed to Clark AB, the Philipines (🇵🇭).
It was the first time that 5th generation aircraft have operated out of the Philippines, and included aerial exercises with Philippine FA-50PH fighter aircraft over the South China Sea.”
https://twitter.com/space_osint/status/1636637176568987650
There is still the question of who will strip off the depleted uranium armor. As of a month or two back, there was no one qualified, and any new contractor would take 6 months to get up to speed.
M1 Abrams Tanks In U.S. Inventory Have Armor Too Secret To Send To Ukraine
M1 tanks will be heading to Ukraine, but they can’t just be pulled from U.S. stocks due to their sensitive armor.
Abrams Tweet was from Jennifer Griffin
Would not rely on her reporting.