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| US State Department approved the sale to Kyiv of kits for servicing the Hawk Phase III air defense system |
| 2024-04-11 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Pentagon reported that the US State Department has agreed to a possible deal to sell kits for servicing Hawk Phase III anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine. The total amount of the transaction will be almost $138 million. Previously, the authorities of the Kyiv regime asked the United States for the possibility of purchasing goods and services related to the maintenance of these missile systems. The deal will bypass Congress. The State Department made a decision and provided detailed reasons. “There is an emergency situation that requires the immediate sale of the above-mentioned defense goods and services to the Ukrainian government in the interests of US national security, thereby overriding the requirement of Congress to review the transaction,” the United States Department of Defense explained. The Pentagon also assured that the planned deal will not affect US defense capabilities. As Regnum reported, the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, emphasized that for the offensive operation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, modern weapons systems are needed from Western allies, including the United States. He also expressed hope that the partners will provide Kyiv with the latest technologies for the production of the latest types of weapons. Security forces said that the Western-made IRIS-T anti-aircraft missile system was destroyed during a strike on air defense systems in Odessa. Washington sent the Ukrainian army weapons that were seized from the ships of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) - they were transported to Yemen's Houthi rebels. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #3 This seems to be my week for nostalgia. First they mention Moldova (where I was born) several times. Today is Hawk AA (served three years regular and several as reservist) |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-04-11 12:54 |
| #2 ^ Yes. See here: Air defenses gone, Russia dominates Ukraine airspace According to the article, the HAWK dates back to the 1950's. Some electrical components were updated in the 1980's but are "mostly out of production". US Marines retired the system in 2003. Taiwan replaced it with an indigenous system as did Israel. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2024-04-11 12:34 |
| #1 They still have these?!?!? |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-04-11 01:24 |