US approves potential sale of joint direct attack munitions to Ukraine
The package includes 1,200 tail kits and support gear as Ukraine seeks longer-range strikes against Russian targets, the State Department said.
- On Tuesday, the United States State Department approved a potential $373.6 million sale of JDAM-ER kits to Ukraine, covering 1,200 KMU-572 and 332 KMU-556 tail kits plus related equipment and contractor support.
- These kits convert unguided bombs into precision-guided weapons with an operational range of approximately 70 kilometers, enabling Ukrainian aircraft to strike targets from outside Russian air defense ranges in contested airspace.
- Boeing Company, based in St. Louis, Missouri, serves as the primary contractor; however, the approval requires final contracting, production, and transfer while Russian forces' GPS signal jamming poses a potential operational challenge.
- Ukraine has employed these systems since 2023, adapting them to Soviet-era aircraft while integrating Western-provided equipment, and the new kits will enhance capabilities ahead of planned F-16 fighter jet integration.
- Separately, the European Union is advancing long-term technological cooperation through the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance, an initiative led by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to counter evolving aerial threats.
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Kyiv has been given the green light to buy 1,532 Joint Direct Attack Munition-Extended Range (JDAM-ER) guidance tail kits from the United States. The post US Approves Sale of $373 Million in Extended Range Glide Bomb Tail Kits to Ukraine appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
US approves potential sale of JDAM-ER joint direct attack munitions to Ukraine
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