The Pentagon provided Ukraine with its most accurate GPS-guided Excalibur artillery projectile, – Bloomberg
The US Department of Defense allocated $92 million for the purchase of M982 Excalibur ammunition for Ukraine, which is the country’s most accurate artillery projectile.
This was reported by the Bloomberg agency with reference to the documents regarding the aid package budget.
It is noted that, in total, the US Ministry of Defense allocated $92 million for the purchase of M982 Excalibur ammunition for Ukraine. This became known from the annexes to the aid budget for Ukraine because official representatives of the Pentagon avoid questions on this topic. This money is enough for about 900 shells.
Excalibur 55 mm shells are guided by GPS with an error of up to 2 meters. Range – up to 40.5 km. It is known that Excalibur was first used during the elimination of Al-Qaeda leader Abu Jura and his accomplices in Iraq in 2007.
- On June 17, the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired Harpoon missiles at the tugboat “Vasily Bekh” of the Russian fleet, which was transporting weapons and personnel to the Snake Island.
Later, the torpedoed tugboat of the Russian fleet “Vasily Bekh” sank after being hit. - On June 21, British intelligence said that the destruction of the tugboat “Vasily Bekh” proved that Ukraine did not allow the Russian Federation to dominate the sea.
- On September 7, the Pentagon announced that the Ukrainian military personnel who sank the Russian warship with Harpoon missiles in June were trained in the United States.
