Ukraine to receive ATACMS ballistic missiles with cluster warhead – The Washington Post
Today it became known that the US President promised the President of Ukraine to deliver the first batch of ATACMS. According to The Washington Post, these are ballistic missiles with cluster warheads.
What is known
Talks about ATACMS with a cluster warhead began a week and a half ago. The Reuters news agency wrote that the White House was considering the possibility of supplying ballistic missiles and/or GMLRS with cluster munitions.
The Washington Post cites several people close to the Joe Biden administration. At the same time, the version of the tactical ballistic missile is not yet specified. We are waiting for official comments from the White House.
If we are talking about ATACMS with a cluster warhead, we are talking about the M39 and M39A1 variants. The first configuration has a 560 kg warhead with 950 submunitions. The launch range is 165 km. The second version can hit targets within a radius of 300 km. The weight of the warhead has been reduced to 160 kg, and the number of submunitions to 275 pieces.
