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Biden's last push before leaving office? The United States is open to providing JASSM missiles to Ukraine

2024-08-16

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Perhaps it was because of the success of the Ukrainian army's series of long-range attacks, or perhaps it was because US President Biden wanted to do more for Ukraine in the last few months of his term. In short, various signs indicate that, as in the past, the US government's military aid to Ukraine is likely to be upgraded again, and the Ukrainian Air Force's F-16 fighter jets may have to release more combat power, especially long-range ground strike capabilities.

Politico published an article saying that the Biden administration is open to providing Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles. This move may mean that the US government is about to provide Ukraine with AGM-158 JASSM stealth cruise missiles, which can be mounted on F-16 fighter jets; considering that the Ukrainian Air Force's Su-24 front-line bombers have been successfully launching "Storm Shadow" and "Skarp-EG" cruise missiles, after appropriate modifications, the Su-24 bombers will most likely also have the ability to launch JASSM cruise missiles.

However, anonymous US officials revealed that the final decision on providing JASSM missiles to Ukraine has not yet been made, and the US government is studying the details, especially the review of sensitive technology transfers; the Pentagon refused to disclose any information. Pentagon spokesman Jeff Jurgensen said: "We have considered a range of options to meet Ukraine's security assistance requirements, but we have no information to provide."