U.S. plans to transfer Excalibur - Politico precision artillery ammunition to Ukraine
Politico, citing an anonymous source "familiar with the discussions," reports that the U.S. plans to supply Excalibur artillery ammunition to Ukraine.
When?
According to the journalists, the ammunition will be given to Ukraine "in the future," but this type of weapons will not be part of the recently announced $775 million military aid package.
"The munitions will give the Ukrainians a new high-precision weapon to hit fortified Russian positions and command posts," Politico notes.
As a reminder, Excalibur is a high-precision guided projectile with extended range, which is compatible with such artillery guns as the 155-mm British M777 howitzer, the Swedish 155-mm Archer self-propelled artillery and the German PzH 2000. It is guided by GPS and can hit targets up to 60 km away.
And the new $775 million military aid package will include ammunition for HIMARS, for the first time ScanEagle UAVs, high-speed anti-radar missiles HARM, Javelins, etc.
Source: Politico
For those who want to know more:
- 105-mm howitzers, ammunition for HIMARS, Javelin missiles, TOW missile launchers, drones and MRAP vehicles - details of the $775,000,000 military aid package for Ukraine have been released
- ATACMS missiles for HIMARS and M270 MLRS in Ukraine: why is it too early to celebrate
- Vulcano high-precision shells will be received by the AFU, which will allow the Caesar, Krab and PzH 2000 to hit targets at a distance of 70-80 km
- The U.S. will send 15 Boeing ScanEagle drones to Ukraine for the first time as part of a $775 million military aid package
