The United States is planning to begin supplying Abrams tanks to Ukraine in September. This information was reported by Politico, citing its own sources. The first batch of Abrams will include from 6 to 8 tanks In total, the US plans to send 31 tanks, which is equal to one Ukrainian battalion.
According to Politico, the United States plans to send several Abrams tanks to Germany in August, where the tanks will undergo final modifications. After the completion of the process, the tanks will be sent to Ukraine in September.
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It is noted that the U.S. is sending older M1A1 models instead of the more modern A2 version.
The Biden administration has said it plans to send more weapons to Ukraine as soon as possible.
"We’re definitely working to get them to Ukraine as fast as we can," Pentagon spokesperson Colonel Martin O'Donnell told Politico, refusing to discuss specific terms.
In addition to providing tanks, the United States also wants to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighters before delivering the combat aircraft.
As Defense Express reported, that the USA Had Named the Exact Version of the M1A1 Abrams Tank That Will Be Supplied to Ukraine and It Looked Like the US Would Give Depleted Uranium Tank Ammunition to Ukraine, Not for Abrams Alone. We also wrote that Russian Military Applyed Toy Tanks Against the Leopard 2 And Abrams…
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