In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles during military exercises in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP).
Task & Purpose: The Pentagon is on the hunt for new weapons it can quickly get into Ukrainian hands
Anti-tank weapons and air defense missiles top the list
Ukraine needs weapons. They are fighting off an invasion where there have been troops stacking up in elevators and tanks getting their turrets blown off for almost two months now. This might explain why it appears to be open season on contracting arms and equipment to send to the conflict.
An order request posted to the U.S. government’s contracting database states that the Defense Department is “exploring options which would accelerate production and build more capacity across the industrial base” for shipping arms and equipment that can be rapidly employed with limited training to Ukraine. The posting is focused on air defense, coastal defense, anti-tank, anti-personnel, and counter-battery equipment — components in a war being fought with modern equipment, but one that is also static and involves fixed lines and even trench warfare.
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