M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS Developments

[NMaude]

https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-lifts-ban-ukraine-using-us-arms-strike-inside-russia-2024-11-17/

About bloody time, I suppose Biden has stopped listening that self-deterring coward Jake Sullivan.

 

[Josh_TN]

About bloody time, I suppose Biden has stopped listening that self-deterring coward Jake Sullivan.

I suspect more that now that this move is tied to the election being over - all domestic constraints are done. In fact the Trump victory might have influenced the decision: it potentially creates more complications for him, while at the same time Russia does not want to antagonize a new administration until it is blatantly hostile. Biden can leave this little policy nugget for Trump to deal with, and Putin has to be careful not to set a bad tone with a new president that might potentially benefit him.

 

[Josh_TN]

In fact I suspect Biden will leave a lot of foreign policy land mines for the new administration - a lot of weapons transfers, a lot of relaxed engagement ROEs for US weapons, and likely a lot of dual use contracts for missile components that tech are not arms transfers.

 

[Forest Green]

Just before Christmas. In fairness, they have been very bad this year.

Ukraine Now Allowed To Use Long-Range Missiles Deep Into Russia: Reports

This represents a major policy change two months before Donald Trump takes office.

www.twz.com