The US Department of Defense considered it unnecessary to transfer precision-guided long-range bombs of small diameter to Ukraine (SDB), since such a task would require too much time to assemble ammunition. This is reported by the American edition of Foreign Policy., citing US military sources.
Earlier, Reuters released information, that the giant of the American defense industry, Boeing, made an offer to supply Ukraine with precision-guided munitions for ground systems. The company assured, that their use would make it possible to strike at the rear of Russian troops, far from the line of contact.
However, the military department considers, that the fighting is proceeding at a rapid pace. Therefore bomb, which will take a long time to deploy, may no longer be needed by the end of hostilities.
The Pentagon emphasizes, that modifying the SDB into a small diameter ground bomb would take many months. Analysts from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy in Washington John Hardy and Bradley Bowman calculated, that transmission 2 launchers and 24 bombs can happen later 9 months after the Pentagon approved such a plan, a 12 installations and 750 US bombs will be able to transfer only towards the end 2024 of the year.
Recall, that the US administration does not yet agree to transfer long-range ATACMS missiles to Ukraine, although the Kyiv regime is very insistent on their acquisition, dreaming of striking deep into Russian territory. But the US leadership fears a further escalation of the armed conflict and the involvement of other countries in it.. used photos:U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Martin
