The US is considering supplying almost 100 miles of strike weapons to Ukraine and Eastern European allies
The US is reportedly weighing Boeing’s offer delivery Ukraine and Eastern European allies with munitions that will allow troops to hit Russian targets within a radius of almost 100 miles.
Boeing’s proposed system, dubbed the Land-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), has a range of approximately 94 miles and would allow Ukraine to strike even further. Russian lines.
Although Washington rejected Kyiv’s request for a 185-mile-range ATACMS missile, the GLSDB bombs could be delivered by spring, according to the documents. verified by Reuters.
The bombs have been in development since 2019, well before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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According to SAAB, which manufactures the GLSDB bombs with Boeing, the weapon can overcome some electronic interference and can be used in all weather conditions and against armored vehicles.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Boeing for comment.
The United States has sent billions of dollars of military aid to Ukraine to help its troops repel a Russian invasion. Since February, the United States has sent almost $20 billion in military aid to Ukraine, so much that Biden administration struggles to keep track of how the help is being used.
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The volume of US aid to the country has created some skeptics in the Republican Party who are calling for more accountability.