US to give Ukraine 18 more M777 howitzers
By: Myroslav Trinko | 20.05.2022, 12:21
May 19 USA announced the fourth military aid package for Ukraine.
What is known
It will include 18 M777 howitzers (earlier, the USU handed over 90 howitzers to Ukraine ), eighteen tactical vehicles for moving howitzers, three AN/TPQ-36 counter-battery radars (radar), as well as field equipment and spare parts.
Radar AN/TPQ-36
By the way, the cost of a new package is $100 million. That is, the total US aid to Ukraine since February 24 reached $3.9 billion.
Howitzer M777
Recall The M777 is an American 155 mm towed howitzer that fires up to 30 km (depending on projectiles). It is used by the ground forces of the United States, Australia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, and now Ukraine.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
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