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The U.S. Army plans to field at least six THAAD batteries, [41] at a purchase cost of US$800 million per battery. [47] In September 2018, the MDA planned to deliver 52 more interceptors to the Army. [ 48 ] [ 6 ] In June 2020 the Senate Armed Services Committee draft of the FY2021 DoD budget allocated funding for the eighth THAAD battery.
The Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) is a series of 610 mm surface-to-surface missile (SSM) with a range of up to 300 km (190 mi). [88] Each rocket pod contains one ATACMS missile. As of 2022, only the M48, M57, and M57E1 remain in the US military's arsenal. M39 (ATACMS BLOCK I) missile with inertial guidance. The missile carries 950 M74 ...
The following information relies heavily on U.S. Army presentations and budget data. - The M39 Block I ATACMS is a guided missile with a range of 25 to 165 km (15 to 100 miles) that carries a ...
The US has for the first time allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia. The outgoing Biden administration has told Kyiv it can use US-made ATACMS missiles for ...
The longer range ATACMS with bomblets and unitary warheads were also reportedly supplied and used starting in March 2024. [77] Ukraine fired several American-supplied longer-range missiles ATACMS into Russia, Ukrainian officials said on 18 November 2024, marking the first time Kyiv used the weapons that way in 1,000 days of war. [109]
Whether to send the Army Tactical Missile Systems (ATACMS) with a range up to 300 km was a subject of debate within the Biden administration for months. Mid-range ATACMS were supplied last September.
Ten F-16s cost $1 billion and their sustainment cost another $1 billion. [337] By 25 May 2023, the nations of the UDCG had donated $65 billion to Ukraine's defense. [337] [338] The US approved F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots and maintenance crews. [339] [340] The training took three to four months. [341]
Washington still prohibits Kyiv from striking recognised Russian territory with ATACMS, which have a range of up to 186 miles (300 km), and other long-range U.S. weapons.