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Bloomberg: Washington considers the possibility of strengthening the Ukrainian army with Bradley infantry fighting vehicles

Bloomberg: Washington considers the possibility of strengthening the Ukrainian army with Bradley infantry fighting vehiclesThe Ukrainian army may be armed with American infantry fighting vehicles Bradley, Washington is considering the possibility of supplying BMP data to Kyiv as part of an additional military aid package. Bloomberg reports citing informed sources.

The United States does not rule out the supply of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, but no final decision has yet been made on this issue.. At the same time, the parameters of the potential delivery are also unknown., so say, how many infantry fighting vehicles can Kyiv get and in what time frame, we can not. It may be noted, that the United States has not just a lot of these armored vehicles, but a lot and they plan to remove them from service, replaced by a more modern model.

In the United States believe, that the Bradley BMP will significantly increase the combat capability of Ukrainian troops, being “worthy opponent” Russian infantry fighting vehicles and T-72 tanks. At the same time, it emphasizes, that in case of a positive decision, Ukraine will not be able to get these armored vehicles quickly, since their transfer and training of crews will take several months.

There are many Bradley armored vehicles in the United States, although some of them are outdated and in need of modernization, so stocks are not a problem (…) Bradley will provide a significant increase in ground combat capabilities, because the, in fact, it's a light tank – former White House analyst Mark Kanchian.

This news was met with great optimism in Kyiv, stated, what “new” American infantry fighting vehicles can significantly affect the situation at the front, as opposed to the already delivered M113 armored personnel carriers, have more “serious” armament in the form of a 25-mm automatic cannon and TOW anti-tank missiles.

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