Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

Wilshire@lemmy.ml to Ukraine@sopuli.xyz – 71 points – Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine
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  • AIM-9M missiles for air defense

  • Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

  • Avenger air defense systems

  • .50 caliber machine guns to counter Unmanned Aerial Systems

  • 155mm artillery rounds, including DPICM

  • 105mm artillery rounds

  • Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles

  • Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems

  • Over 3 million rounds of small arms ammunition

  • 59 light tactical vehicles

  • Demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing

  • Spare parts, maintenance, and other field equipment.

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So the solution to drone swarms is to go back to the days of shooting at aircraft with machine guns? It seems that modern problems do not necessarily require modern solutions, after all.