The Pentagon official said, in his statement to “Sky News Arabia”, that the Ukrainian forces will receive, in the coming weeks, the Hymers missile artillery system, adding that this “does not threaten Russia.”
He noted that the Defense Support Group for Ukraine will meet in two weeks in Brussels and announce a new military and defense aid package for Kiev.
And talk about the “Hymers” system comes after US President Joe Biden was excluded Providing Ukraine with multiple rocket launchers “MLRS” capable of reaching Russian territory.
And CNN quoted senior US officials as saying that the Biden administration was preparing to upgrade the type of weapons it provides to Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials, on more than one occasion, have called for “stronger and heavier weapons” to counter the continued advance of Russian forces, which have recently focused all their efforts on the Donetsk and eastern Luhansk regions.
Hymers system
The Hymers (M142) is a highly mobile artillery rocket system, a light rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the US Army.
“HIMARS” carries six missiles or one “MGM-140 ATACMS” missile on the “FMTV” medium tactical vehicle, which weighs five tons.
It has a range of about 480 km, along with a launch speed of 85 km per hour.
And the American “Forbes” website said that the “HIMARS” system, which is produced by “Lockheed Martin”, can help Ukrainian forces eliminate some Russian artillery units that were concentrated in eastern Ukraine.
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