Stop sending US drones to Ukraine
Concerns about Russia’s access to HQ-1C radar and surveillance technology were raised during a review of the equipment supply to Ukraine at the Pentagon, IRNA reported Saturday morning, according to Reuters.
Senior US Department of Defense officials are now considering sending the drones to Ukraine.
The proposed drones can stay in the air for up to 30 hours, collect large amounts of intelligence, and carry up to eight Hellfire missiles. According to US military documents, the value of each drone is estimated at $ 10 million.
Authorities are considering replacing existing drone radar equipment and sensors with older, easier technology, although this could take months, the report said.
According to IRNA, informed officials announced this month that the United States intends to deliver drones to Ukraine that could be armed with so-called “Hellfire” missiles and used against Russian forces.
Dan Gottinger, an expert at Vertical Flight Society, said the HQ-1C drones are usually much larger than the Bayraktar-TB2 drones and have more capacity, range and stability.
The US House of Representatives, chaired by Democrat Nancy Pelosi, approved a $ 40 billion budget in the latest round of the Ukraine war to strengthen the military’s military capacity against Russia.
Since the start of the Ukraine war on February 24, Washington has provided about $ 53 billion in aid to Kiev, including three, according to Newsweek. $ 8 billion comes from Washington’s military aid to Ukraine.
The United States has so far placed more than 700 Explosive Blast UAVs in military packages provided to Ukrainian forces.
The Pentagon, meanwhile, has provided 121 Phoenix Ghost drones to Ukraine. These drones have similar capabilities to the “switch blade” type, but the United States has designed and manufactured them according to Ukraine’s demands.
So far, the United States has delivered more than 5,500 Javelin missiles to Ukraine. Javelin missiles are a portable, guided anti-tank missile that can be carried by soldiers or mounted on an armored vehicle.
Washington has delivered more than 1,400 Stinger missiles, an anti-aircraft missile system, to Ukraine. In addition to these missiles, the Pentagon has sent an unspecified number of laser-guided missile systems and Puma remote-controlled air systems, 17,000 anti-artillery radars, 4 anti-mortar radars and 2 air surveillance radars to Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 21, 2022 (March 2, 1400) recognized the West’s indifference to Moscow’s security concerns and recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics in the Donbas region.
Three days later, on Thursday, February 24, 1400, Putin launched a so-called “special operation” against Ukraine, shifting tensions between Moscow and Kiev to a military confrontation.
The war in Ukraine has entered its fourth month, and reactions to the Russian invasion and the shipment of weapons to this country continue. Moscow has warned that US and European military equipment being provided to Ukraine could escalate the conflict in Ukraine and have unpredictable consequences.