The pentagon On Thursday, it announced that it would offer more than 120 “Phoenix Ghost” drones specially designed by the US Air Force for Ukrainian “needs” as a war. Russia Lamp up.
U.S. defense officials say Russia’s invasion of eastern Luhansk and the Donetsk region will be a more brutal battle as Moscow “shapes” a new strategy in the Donbas region to address specific terrain challenges. I warned.
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Defense officials told reporters Thursday that the “Phoenix Ghost” is a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle system “rapidly developed by the Air Force, especially in response to Ukrainian demands.”
According to people familiar with the matter, modern drones are small enough to be carried in a backpack and have the same functionality as a Switchblade drone that easily fires and explodes after hitting a target, but with a range of features. Will not comment any further.
Officials also did not identify the speed at which the Air Force was able to develop the drone, but said it was created in “a direct response to Ukrainian requirements.”
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“Combat in Donbus will depend heavily on artillery,” said a senior US defense official. “The artillery system and shells are what Ukrainians say they need, and I think they say that for good reason. They rely on artillery before the Russians start bringing in ground troops. And it’s no wonder they bring in artillery enablers. “”
An additional $ 800 million for Ukraine was approved by the Byden administration on Thursday as Russia appears to pinch the Donbus region by invading the Donbus region from the north through the Kharkov region and south via Mariupol.
A senior U.S. defense official told reporters that the latest package was strategically put together based on a statement that Ukrainian authorities needed it directly.
“It’s based on talking to Ukrainians about what they need,” officials said. “It is very closely related to their battle at Donbus and what the area foresees the use of power from a terrain point of view.”
The package also included a howitzer, a long-range weapon similar to Canon, a tactical vehicle towing a howitzer, field equipment, and spare parts.
Officials said the “Phoenix Ghost” requires minimal guidance and that the United States will work with Ukrainian troops to train drones.
Ukrainian military training on howitzers has also already begun in third countries, defense officials said Wednesday.
Training is expected to last approximately a week, after which only a small group of artillery soldiers returning to Ukraine to train fellow troops will be involved.