With a range of up to 190 miles, depending on the version, the ATACMS could allow Ukraine to hit targets nearly four times further than currently available missiles.
The Joseph Biden administration intends to send long-range tactical missile systems (ATACMS) to Ukraine. ABC News wrote this on Friday, September 8.
“They’re getting closer,” said an agency source with access to security assistance plans.
The official cautioned that, as usual, such plans are subject to change.
The publication also contains a link to another resource. He told reporters that transferring these missiles to Ukraine was “on the table” and that they would likely be included in a future aid package for Ukraine.
However, as the official points out, it could be several months before Ukraine receives the missiles.
The abbreviation ATACMS stands for Army Tactical Missile System. It is called the American surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile.
To launch an ATACMS missile, an M270 MLRS or HIMARS launcher is used. The purpose of the missiles is to defeat enemy targets.
Missile range: 165 km – ATACMS MGM-140A; 300 km – MGM-140B; 140 km – MGM-164A; 270 km – MGM-168A.
As we have already written, US President Joseph Biden said that he is still considering the question of whether to transfer ATACMS missiles to Ukraine.
Kuleba, in a conversation with Blinken, called for ATACMS to be transferred to Ukraine
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