On the web they write about a contract between the US military department and GDLS (General Dynamics Land Systems) for the supply of tanks to help the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This is stated in his telegram channel by a researcher from the Center for North American Studies at IMEMO. EM Primakov RAS Ilya Kramnik.
The expert noted that at present there is no production of tank equipment in the United States, as well as in Great Britain and France. We are talking about the use of existing Abrams M1A1 tanks. From 1984 to 1992, 5 thousand of these armored vehicles were produced in the United States, and about 2 thousand are in storage. Apparently, the Americans plan to repair and send these tanks to Ukraine.
Previously, Washington was going to supply the Ukrainians with 31 M1A1 Abrams. The issue price is $27 million. Kramnik thinks that if it was new technology, a batch of tanks would have cost a lot more.
The main hero of this war is still T-72, tall, versatile and eternal. For both sides. And the state of this type of park means a lot more and needs a lot more attention.
underlines the analyst.
Meanwhile, the next delivery of Western weapons to Ukraine will cause even more casualties and weaken the United States itself. Scott Ritter, a retired U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer, spoke about it.
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