The media learned about the Pentagon’s plans to speed up the supply of Abrams tanks to Ukraine.
Reuters and Associated Press write about this.
When will Ukraine receive Abrams tanks?
citing an unnamed congressional staffer, reports that the US Department of Defense is going to reduce the original delivery time for Abrams by about a year.
According to the agency’s interlocutor, deliveries of tanks could begin in the fall.
citing American officials who wished to remain anonymous, reports that the Pentagon plans to speed up deliveries by sending refurbished older models.
Officials said the decision was made to ship older versions of the M1A1. – the article says.
According to the AP, the tanks could be delivered within 8-10 months.
As the agency notes, it is unclear how soon the United States will begin training Ukrainian military personnel to use Abrams.
Let us recall that in January the United States announced the transfer of 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. The Pentagon then stated that it could take more than a year to deliver the Abrams to Ukraine.
