The Pentagon has transferred $1.4 billion out of a new Ukraine Replacement Transfer Fund to replenish the stockpiles of weapons the US has been sending to Ukraine, Washington Examiner reported Friday.
The $1.4 billion came from the $13.6 billion for Ukraine aid that was included in a spending bill President Biden signed into law in March. Out of the $1.4 billion, $1.1 billion will go to the Army to replenish Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems and Javelin anti-tank missile systems, and the Navy is receiving $370 million for Stingers.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the US has sent Kyiv 5,500 Javelins and 1,400 Stingers. It’s estimated that the US has given Ukraine a third of its Javelin stockpiles and a quarter of its Stinger stockpile.
Earlier this week, President Biden visited a Lockheed Martin facility in Alabama that manufactures Javelins in a demonstration of his focus on arming Ukraine. Javelins are a joint project between Lockheed and Raytheon, while Stingers are solely produced by Raytheon, the former employer of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.
Since Russia’s attack, Biden has sent about $3.4 billion in military aid to Kyiv, and that number is set to increase dramatically. He has asked Congress for an additional $33 billion in new Ukraine aid, including $20.4 billion for military assistance.
so $1.4 billion worth of pentagon missiles have been used up in ukraine and as of last week biden wants to send $33 billion of US money to ukraine. way to go america.
Remember when people voted for “arming an ultra-corrupt country we can barely place on the map to cater to Washington’s plans and the arms suppliers who pay the politicians”.
“A little bit of this, a little bit of that…..”
….and pretty soon you are talking about real money. The stupid American people deserve to have their taxes raised to the point where they are suffering and can’t feed themselves.
Hey, American taxpayers! Good thing you weren’t hit hard by corona or anything, so you have lots of money to spare for a foreign policy that you didn’t vote for.
Americans place “spread democracy abroad” at the bottom of the list of concerns. But they are slaves meant to pay for bombing the Lobby’s targets, those countries like Syria and Iran who support the Palestinians, or Russia which protected Syria from those Washington had armed.
Problem is – all this Boeing, Lockheed Martin etc hardware can only be transported to Ukraine’s western border, where there is no fighting. It needs to go east. Like Russia, Ukraine relies mainly on trains for military transports. Railroads and railroad stations are easy to bomb. And you’d need thousands of trucks per day to transport the daily dose of heavy artillery shells to the east once the supplies there are gone.
Could it be that all this military aid is not about helping Ukraine, but instead amounts to corporate welfare for defense contractors?
“Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the US has sent Kyiv 5,500 Javelins and 1,400 Stingers. It’s estimated that the US has given Ukraine a third of its Javelin stockpiles and a quarter of its Stinger stockpile.”
Other countries should be air dropping tanks all over the US. Maybe sneak some across our southern border. We’re vulnerable. 🙂
Yes, who ‘s bleeding who?
Those stingers should be bringing top dollar.
A MILLION OR MORE $ A PIECEMEAL ON THE BLACKMARKET.
Who wouldn’t want one ?
Imagine the stealth of those things!
Pop up and launch on a plane and run! How fun!
I can’t wait for NATO aircraft to be getting some of that eager to use Friendly Fire.
What could go wrong? Poland?
How many were launched at cruise missiles and Hypersonics?
They can’t intercept those very well unless you get real lucky.
They fall short, flame-out and drop and detonate.
How many did that so far?
What are the Friendly Fire stats so far? How many good intended intercepts went into Poland? lol.
The politicians in Washington sending military aid to Ukraine are like children playing with matches. If they are not careful, we are going to be dragged into a war where we do not belong.