Drone attack on the Kremlin? An English fund also wants to buy long-range missiles for Kiev
The attack on the Kremlin this evening is not enough: an international fund led by the United Kingdom is trying to buy long-range missiles for Ukraine . The International Fund for Ukraine Urgent Bidding Round 2 is requesting military equipment for the country, including missiles with a range of 100 to 300 kilometers.
The Fund seeks projectiles that can be launched from land, sea or air platforms with a payload of 20 to 490 kilograms.
Other requirements include “low Probability of Interception, mission planning capability, assured navigation (with Enhanced Global Navigation Satellite System capability) in the face of advanced countermeasures and EM (electromagnetic) spectrum denial, air defense penetration methods to increase the probability of success of the attack ,” the British Ministry of Defense specified in a tender notice. The missile is expected to have a technical readiness level of at least 8 (here's the explanation)
For now, Ukraine has received the GLSDB (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb), delivered by the United States, it is Ukraine's longest-range missile, with a range of up to 150 kilometers.
In addition, the United States has delivered the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) to Ukraine, capable of firing Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS) up to 80 kilometers. However, the United States has held back from supplying Ukraine with the Army Tactical Missile System's (ATACMS) longer-range missiles – fired by HIMARS and MLRS – for fear of an escalation.
UK initiative attempts to break range obstacle as Ukraine prepares to launch an anticipated counter-offensive against Russian forces.
Mobility support
In addition, the fund seeks mobility support, such as demining craft, armored vehicle bridges and launchers, medium-beam bridges, logistics support bridge launchers, reusable bridges, and heavy equipment carriers capable of carrying tanks.
Meanwhile a drone hit the Kremlin which blamed Ukraine, handing heavy reprisals. So supplying more long-range weapons to Kiev will be a move that will further increase the level of tension in the area.
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