US company offers attack drones to Ukraine for US$1
A US weapons maker is offering to sell the Ukraine government two Reaper MQ-9 drones for a dollar.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Details: The WSJ has pointed out that the company offers this in order "to help the country defend itself as it prepares for an expected Russian offensive".
The proposal was made by Linden Blue, Chief Executive Officer of General Atomics, which makes the Reapers.
The WSJ has noted that the deal would require Kyiv to spend about US$10 million to prepare and ship the aircraft to Ukraine, and about US$8 million each year for maintenance and sustainment of the older model drones, which currently aren’t being used in Ukraine.
The White House, which would have to approve the sale, declined to comment. The Ukrainian government also declined to comment.
The Wall Street Journal has once again highlighted that the US has provided more than 700 smaller drones to Ukraine over the past year, including tactical Switchblade drones.
"They have been used extensively to defend Ukrainian positions," the WSJ stressed.
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