U.S. Considering To Send 100-Mile Strike Weapons To Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: A HIMARS takes part in a military exercise near Liepaja © Thomson Reuters  

Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine - sources 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision bombs fitted onto abundantly available rockets, allowing Kyiv to strike far behind Russian lines as the West struggles to meet demand for more arms. 

U.S. and allied military inventories are shrinking, and Ukraine faces an increasing need for more sophisticated weapons as the war drags on. Boeing's proposed system, dubbed Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), is one of about a half-dozen plans for getting new munitions into production for Ukraine and America's Eastern European allies, industry sources said. 

GLSDB could be delivered as early as spring 2023, according to a document reviewed by Reuters and three people familiar with the plan. It combines the GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with the M26 rocket motor, both of which are common in U.S. inventories.  

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WNU Editor: The earliest this weapon can be delivered to Ukraine is the spring of 2023.

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