“From my last two years of work advocating for more military aid for Ukraine, it is evident that the biggest hand brake is hesitancy in the Department of Defense,” Kateryna Argyrou, co-chair of the main Ukrainian NGO in Australia, said.
By Colin Clark“We’re certainly aware that we could be doing more, but we’ve been saying from the beginning that we need to make sure that the Ukrainians have every tool available to them to maintain these systems,” Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said today.
By Ashley RoqueRomania hopes to buy 54 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Main Battle Tanks through the Foreign Military Sales process.
By Aaron Mehta“My instinct is that this tank needs to be able to survive close combat with adversaries at 100 meters,” said Brig. Gen. Geoffrey Norman, director of the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle Cross Functional Team.
By Ashley Roque“The quantities provided will significantly enhance the effectiveness of Ukraine’s M1 Abrams tank capability that will be delivered in the coming weeks,” a Pentagon spokesman told Breaking Defense.
By Ashley RoqueThe service is deciding if it will continue onward with a SEPv4 Abrams and future upgrades or find a new future main battle tank.
By Ashley RoqueIn picking the precise type of M1 tank to send, the US must choose between giving Ukraine the best tech possible and risking the capture of secrets by Russia.
By Ashley Roque and Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.US to send 31 M1 Abrams tanks in a matter of “months as opposed to weeks” but will use the lag time to begin training Ukraine forces and sorting through logistical challenges.
By Ashley RoquePentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder dodged questions about a reported impending US announcement, as reports also claim Berlin has reversed course on sending Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.
By Ashley Roque and Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.European nations are poised to send Ukraine main battle tanks. But Western MBTs will require different training, tactics, and logistical support than the smaller Soviet-derived designs Ukrainian troops are used to.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.The award caps off a year-long effort by Poland to sign a contract for the newest version of the Abrams tank, an effort that began as Russia amassed troops on Ukraine’s border.
By Andrew Eversden“There’s a supplier base, for example, underneath the primes that we have to also be aware of,” the Army’s acquisition chief said of balancing cuts to older platforms with modernization.
By Andrew EversdenThe Army ‘did not need to look’ at its modernization accounts to fund its budget, but Strykers and Abrams see procurement cuts in the fiscal 2023 request.
By Andrew Eversden
US investments, from scout robots to anti-drone and anti-missile defenses, look remarkably smart after Russian forces ran into repeated ambushes in Ukraine.
By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.