The winged Joint Standoff Weapon, already used by the US Air Force and Navy and some allies, can hit targets at a distance of more than 112 km.
In a new military aid package, the United States may send Ukraine cruise medium-range Joint Standoff Weapon (AGM-154) bombs for F-16 aircraft. The announcement of the new $375 million package is expected on Monday. Politico reported this today, September 20.
The winged Joint Standoff Weapon, already in use by the US Air Force, Navy and some allies, can hit targets more than 70 miles (112.6 km) away. It is noted that it will help the Ukrainian military strike Russian from a safer distance.
The package, according to two US officials and a person familiar with the matter, will also include artillery ammunition, missiles and air defense missiles. At the same time, according to them, the contents of the package may change before the official announcement.
We remind you that, according to media reports, next week the United States will announce a large package of military aid for Ukraine, but Washington will postpone the deliveries due to the lack of weapons in the Pentagon warehouse.
Earlier, the Pentagon said the United States had $5.9 billion left under the president’s arms reduction authority, which expires at the end of the fiscal year in less than two weeks. These powers allow the Pentagon to remove stockpiles directly from American arsenals and ship them to Ukraine, which is how the United States provided most of the weapons to Kyiv.
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Source: korrespondent
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