Washington Post: Ukraine’s rocket campaign reliant on U.S. precision targeting, officials say
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials say they require coordinates provided or confirmed by the United States and its allies for the vast majority of strikes using its advanced U.S.-provided rocket systems, a previously undisclosed practice that reveals a deeper and more operationally active role for the Pentagon in the war.
The disclosure, confirmed by three senior Ukrainian officials and a senior U.S. official, comes after months of Kyiv’s forces pounding Russian targets — including headquarters, ammunition depots and barracks — on Ukrainian soil with the U.S.-provided High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, and other similar precision-guided weapons such as the M270 multiple-launch rocket system.
One senior Ukrainian official said Ukrainian forces almost never launch the advanced weapons without specific coordinates provided by U.S. military personnel from a base elsewhere in Europe. Ukrainian officials say this process should give Washington confidence about providing Kyiv with longer-range weapons.
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WNU Editor: U.S. providing targeting intelligence is an open secret. Even Palantir's CEO, a company that does a lot of work with the US defense and intelligence community, is openly bragging that Ukraine is using his company's software for targeting .... Ukraine is using Palantir's software for 'targeting,' CEO says (Reuters).
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No surprise here. These long range systems rely on GPS/Laser designation and/or satellite guidance. Depending on the munition type.
The ukies do not have the people trained to do this work. Probably do not even have access to it due to security concerns. therefore targeting is done by contractors or "trainers" from nato.
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