Interessant at de gir 40 småbåter.
" It is worth noting that 40 armored riverine boats of an unknown class are being transferred to strengthen Ukrainian forces on the water. "
The U.S. Department of Defense unveiled the contents of the list of new military aid to Ukraine with M1117 armored vehicles.
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Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters that the U.S. would pay for 45 T-72 tanks from the Czech Republic to be refurbished. Funds would refurbish the Soviet-era Czech tanks and give them "advanced optics, communications and armor packages.
The tanks would be refurbished by privately-owned Czech CSG, according to a person familiar with the matter, who added that once work is complete they would be equivalent to the T-72 AVENGER, which has been modernized to improve protective systems and to add modern night-vision and communications equipment.
Deputy Czech Defense Minister Tomas Kopecny told Reuters that in total
90 tanks from third parties and private stocks would be modernized. The U.S. funds would pay for 45, or half the fleet.
Once the HAWK air defense missiles are refurbished, they could be included in future Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) which allows the United States to transfer defense articles and services from stocks quickly without congressional approval in response to an emergency.
The United States on Friday announced an additional $400 million in military aid to Ukraine, including refurbishing T-72 tanks and missiles for HAWK air defense systems for Kyiv.
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