An expected delivery of 31 U.S. Abrams tanks to Ukraine can now happen as soon as this fall following a decision to send an older model instead, U.S. defense officials say.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, says Putin is meeting with Xi Jinping because he needs military help to defeat Ukraine on 'Your World.'as soon as this fall, two American defense officials confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday. stocks instead of the more modern M1-A2 version announced back in January.
In an interview on MSNBC Tuesday, United States National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby described the Abrams tanks as"very sophisticated" and that"we don't have a whole heck of a lot of them just sitting on the shelf." U.S. Army M1-A1 Abrams tanks are seen firing during a NATO exercise in Latvia in March 2021. The U.S. is preparing to send 31 of these tanks to Ukraine.
"Then you have to know how to maintain it, and then you have to have a supply chain set up to actually keep the parts and supplies going while you're in combat, while you're fighting," he added."And why these tanks are no doubt going to be taking some hits. So there's a lot that has to be considered when we get them an advanced system."
The president, joined by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, described the vehicles as the"most capable tanks in the world" and said they"will enhance Ukraine’s ability" on the battlefield.
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