Posted on 04/15/2022 2:00:34 PM PDT by libh8er
Ukraine's use of drones to counter Russia's invasion is changing the nature of war.
The United States has sent 600 more AeroVironment Switchblade drones to help the Ukrainian military counter Russia's invasion, the US Defense Department revealed Thursday. That's a major increase from the 100 drones the US sent in March.
The drones are "loitering munitions" that can circle above a battlefield before in effect becoming missiles that attack specific targets. They're included in the Pentagon's new $800 million in military aid to Ukraine, a package that brings the country's total contributions to $2.6 billion in security assistance. The US also has sent an undisclosed number of AeroVironment Puma drones, which can circle for hours above a battlefield and help soldiers direct Switchblades toward their targets.
Drones in Ukraine are changing the nature of war, providing a relatively cheap way for soldiers to see what's going on and launch attacks against expensive armored vehicles. Ukrainian troops are using everything from small commercial drones to the large military Turkish-built Bayraktar TB2.
But that doesn't mean more traditional weaponry is obsolete. The US also has shipped to Ukraine 50 million rounds of ammunition, 16 Mi-17 helicopters, 18 155mm howitzers, 1,400 shoulder-launched Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, 5,500 shoulder-launched Javelin missile systems for attacking armored vehicles, 200 armored personnel carriers, 14 counter-artillery radar systems and 75,000 sets of body armor and helmets, the Pentagon said.
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Have fun, boys. Give those Russian invaders Hell.
Make sure you hit the tanks with the antennas on them.
L
“1,400 shoulder-launched Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, 5,500 shoulder-launched Javelin missile systems for attacking armored vehicles, “
Those are some numbers. The Russians will be lucky to have any armor left in country.
I hope this doesn’t come back to bite us.
Wonder how Ukraine will pay us back ?
Every dead Russian they create, is one less we would have to deal with in Poland.
I hope that “sent” means “sold”.
“Wonder how Ukraine will pay us back ?”
If Trump is back in 2024 he will make Russia pay Ukraine who will pay us. Something along the lines of negotiated lifting of sanctions in return for paying Ukraine to rebuild. I will leave the details to Trump.
De Switchblade is de bomb !
It is a game changer.
Literally an extra range loitering Javelin -
I would hate to be armor on the ground.
And if Russia is not willing, there is plenty of frozen oligarch money, including Putin’s own, parked in Europe and other places.
Hit the tanks with the Soviet flags on them. They think they are back in the good ole days when Glad was head of the KGB. I am surprised he hasn’t renamed it the KGB again. That was his highlight of his career.
10% for the big guy?
Mr. Putin: Ah yes, ve make a little *hike* for Bideford.
Johnson: Ah yes. Well, you’ll want the A39. Oh, no, you’ve got the wrong map there. This is the Ukraine. You want the Ilfracombe and Barnstaple section.
After all Mr. Putin you won’t have much fun in the Ukraine now would you?
This is the most likely correct answer.
Fox New channel interviewed a corespondent yesterday who was just back from Ukraine and he was saying that these arms aren’t getting to those on the front line. One commander had to deliver a Javelin in the trunk of his car.
Hey it worked out well for us when we armed the mujahideen back in the 80s
Bidenandcritters seem to like ucrane more than America.
YES!
They are being deliberately slow-walked according to many reports.
Where the hell did the U.S. get Russian Mi-17 helicopters?
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