A US defense company said Wednesday it wanted to supply Ukraine with two sophisticated combat drones for just a token dollar and called on the US government to approve the deal.
General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, a subsidiary of General Atomics, said it had been urging Washington for months to hand over to Ukraine its powerful Gray Eagle and Reaper drones (also called “killer drones”), used by the US military during surveillance and the targeted attack. operations in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and other conflict areas.
These drones, which can travel long distances at medium height, are among the technologies that would strengthen Ukraine’s defense capabilities in the Ukraine-Russia war, according to the manufacturer.
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“Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, we started looking for ways to meet the demands of the Ukrainian forces with our products, including the MQ-9 Reaper and the MQ-1C Gray Eagle,” said the General Atomics general manager. Aeronautical Systems, Linden Blue in a statement.
Therefore, the company is ready to give away two of its training drones, a ground control station and other equipment, for a symbolic dollar. The manufacturer also offered to train Ukrainian forces free of charge on its machines.
Ukraine or another player will have to pay to transport the drones and set up the operation to fly them over the battlefield, Linden Blue said.
“All that is needed is the approval of the United States government,” he added.
“It is time to help the Ukrainian forces with the level of intelligence necessary to win this war,” he said.
Source: BFM TV
