"the united states is about to provide the strongest defense system capable of breaking through russia"
2024-09-04
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according to reuters on september 3, u.s. officials said that the united states is close to reaching an agreement with ukraine to provide ukraine with long-range cruise missiles with a range deep into russian territory, but kiev may need to wait for several more months because the united states needs to solve a series of technical problems. the u.s. "war zone" website said that the jassm missile is more advanced than any stand-off weapon in the ukrainian army's inventory and can break through russia's most powerful defense system.
f-16 fighter jet mounted with jassm missile
the united states is expected to announce this fall that it will include the joint air-to-surface standoff missile (jassm) in its military aid package to ukraine, three sources said, but a final decision has not yet been made. officials said providing jassm missiles to ukraine could significantly change the strategic dynamics of the conflict by putting more of russia within range of ukrainian precision-guided munitions, a key concern for the u.s. government.military analysts believe that the jassm missile, which has stealth features and a longer range than most similar missiles currently in ukraine's inventory, could force russia to push back its military concentrations and supply depots by hundreds of miles. this would severely weaken russia's ability to sustain offensive operations and could provide ukraine with a strategic advantage. if launched from locations near ukraine's northern border with russia, the missile could hit military facilities as far away as voronezh and bryansk in russia; if launched near the southern front line, it could hit airfields or naval facilities in crimea.currently, among the fighter jets of the ukrainian air force, only the f-16 has the ability to launch jassm missiles, and each can carry two cruise missiles. a us official said that ukraine is working to equip its non-western fighter jets with the ability to launch jassm missiles. the old jassm missile has a range of about 230 miles (some sources say the range is 330 miles), and its design has a certain stealthiness and is difficult to be detected by radar. this missile can also fly close to the ground and can be programmed to take a detour to avoid air defense systems. in addition, there is a longer-range extended-range version of the jassm missile with a range of more than 500 miles.the us "war zone" website stated that the jassm missile is more advanced than any standoff weapon in the ukrainian army's inventory, can break through russia's most powerful defense system, and the us government has the ability to provide this weapon continuously. there are thousands of jassm missiles in the us military inventory, and us military industrial enterprises are also mass-producing the latest version of this missile.us media also said that the extended-range slam (agm-84h/k) cruise missile may also be another option provided to ukraine.understanding the three views of the global times
