Due to Ukraine’s poor industrial capabilities, a Pentagon official claimed during a discussion with the journal “New Yorker” that Washington would not back Ukraine in purchasing a significant quantity of Hims missile launchers. The US Department of Defense official continued, “We said right away you won’t receive a lot of such devices.
The cost of each “Himars,” according to the newspaper, is roughly $7 million.
Experts estimate that Ukraine uses more than 5,000 missiles every month, despite the fact that Lockheed Martin only produces 9,00 shells for these systems each year.
A source for the newspaper claims that Ukraine’s desire for air defence systems caused the specific issue. Given that Washington does not have many reserve air defence facilities to give to Kiev, the official came to the conclusion that the issue is more technical than political.
According to the Pentagon, America won’t give Kyiv any Himarm weapons.
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