The head of the Servant of the People faction, David Arakhamia, said that Ukraine wants to get used
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This week the United States as part of the package18 HIMARS allocated $1.1 billion worth of military aid to Ukraine. However, the missile systems will be produced from scratch, and deliveries may take up to two years. But in Ukraine they found a way to speed up the transfer of weapons.
“Within two or three decades, these drones may already be in Ukraine,” – David Arakhamia, head of the “Servant of the People” faction of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in a comment for the Voice of America journalist @KaterynaLis.
The delegation from Kiev spent a lot of time on an official visit to Washington. pic.twitter.com/U0VgfyA8Yp
— Voice of America Ukrainian (@holosameryky) October 1, 2022
David Arakhamia said in an interview with Voice of America,that Ukraine wants to get used jet systems so as not to wait for the production of new HIMARS. This will speed up deliveries, and the Armed Forces will not have to wait two years. At the same time, Lockheed Martin will immediately send the new HIMARS to the American army.
Глава фракции добавил, что Украина нуждается в strike unmanned aerial vehicles MQ-1C Gray Eagle and MQ-9 Reaper from General Atomics Aeronautics Systems. Ukraine has already held talks with the manufacturer, so once the US government approves the deal, the drones could be delivered within two weeks.
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A week ago, the US Congress asked the Pentagonspeed up the consideration of the issue of deliveries of strike UAVs. A few months ago, Ukraine could have received the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, but deliveries were halted due to fears that Russia could hijack the drone and gain access to American technology.
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