Posted on 12/02/2022 8:20:31 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The CEO of US weapons giant Raytheon Technologies, Gregory Hayes, revealed on Thursday that Washington is working with partner nations in West Asia to transfer a handful of their air defense systems to Ukraine.
"The [Pentagon] is going to attempt to do some trading for us where we’ll take some from the [West Asian] countries that are our friends and some from our NATO allies, and try and get those into Ukraine early next year," Hayes said, before adding that the weapons will be "[backfilled] with new production over the next two years."
Hayes did not mention specific countries the US is discussing the plan with. Washington’s goal with this plan is to deliver National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Ukraine within the next three to six months, to avoid a two-year wait for new ones from Raytheon’s factory.
"Just because it takes 24 months to build, it doesn’t mean it’s going to take 24 months to get [to Ukraine]," he said.
NASAMS are operated by five NATO members – Hungary, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, and Spain – as well as Oman and Qatar in West Asia, according to Defense Security Cooperation Agency records. Australia, Chile, Finland, and Indonesia also operate the systems.
The White House reportedly approved the arrangement to transfer the air defense systems to Ukraine. However, a Defense Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Politico.
Hayes made the revelations just a day after the US army awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon for six NASAMS for Ukraine, which are part of the fifth Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package with a total value of $2.98 billion. Raytheon is also waiting in the wings for the approval of a $1 billion deal to provide Qatar with anti-drone systems.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine in February, the US congress has approved $65.9 billion in Ukraine assistance through three separate supplemental funding packages.
Just two weeks ago, US President Joe Biden asked congress for an additional $38 billion in Ukraine aid. If approved, this would bring the total amount of US taxpayer money Washington has funneled into the pockets of US weapon makers and Ukrainian authorities to $104 billion in less than a year.
Exactly - so let’s just heat up further their war. Such idiocy!
Mother Raytheon continues to be what Eisenhower warned against, a scumbag defense contractor.
I watched a video of Ukrains Army firing off these systems as if it was a toy to play with....while the others there held up cardboard to score the firing like they were playing a TV game show and laughing as they went along.
They’re not paying for any of this so there’s no responsible use of what we send .
RE: Mother Raytheon continues to be what Eisenhower warned against, a scumbag defense contractor.
What about the others? ( e.g., Boeing, General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, etc. )
Traded asNYSE: RTN
FoundedJuly 7, 1922 · Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
FounderVannevar Bush · Laurence K. Marshall · Charles G. Smith
HeadquartersWaltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Raytheon’s stock is up only $5 since the Russians invaded. Founded by Vannevar Bush
RE: Traded as NYSE: RTN
I thought it was RTX?
What say you, Gulf FReocons?
$$$$...The war is one of the biggest money laundering operations in US history.
Schwab, Gates, Soros, Biden, the Democrat Party all need war to keep the bucks flowing.
The Ukraine war, and all wars, are good business for globalist grifters.
The more they use, the more the American taxpayer has to replace.
How about Russia ends their stupid war and they leave Ukraine? Hmmm?
I saw that same video. I hope every idiot running around with “I stand with Ukraine’’ is happy. They’re getting their moneys worth, aren’t they?
Not.Going.To.Happen. Maybe if you repeat it a few thousand more times you will come to realize it. Maybe not. You neocons just aren't that swift.
Pretty soon they’ll be asking citizens to give up AR 15s to send to Ukraine.
There it is.
IMO-—IF Russia is NOT stopped in this WAR, they will try for more land anywhere they can.
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