WP: Biden administration has approved delivery of M864 cluster munitions to Ukraine, they can be used with AS Krab, CAESAR, M109A6 Paladin and Panzerhaubitze 2000

Information has appeared on the Internet more than once that the United States is going to transfer cluster munitions to Ukraine.

Looks like their shipments are just around the corner.

What is known

According to The Washington Post, the administrationPresident Biden has already approved the supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine. They will be included in the new military aid package, which may be announced today, July 7.

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We are talking about M864 cluster munitions.Their production began in 1987. The M864 is a joint project between Chamberlain Manufacturing Corporation and Talley Defense Systems. Such ammunition can be used with 155 mm caliber artillery. For example, AS Krab, CAESAR, M109A6 Paladin and Panzerhaubitze 2000, which are in service with Ukraine.

For those who are not in the know

Cluster munitions are a type ofair-to-ground or ground-to-ground munitions, which contain from two to several hundred of the same type of cluster combat elements. They are scattered at a predetermined height above the ground. Typically, such shells are used to destroy enemy personnel and vehicles.

Source: The Washington Post