05.05.2022, 14:06
Da scheint ja noch Luft nach oben zu sein...
Insgesamt geht man von mittlerweile rund 35.000 Panzerabwehrwaffen und 15.000 MANPADS aus, die in der Ukraine gelandet sind (manche nennen noch höhere Zahlen). Ich frage mich nur, ob man diese Masse an Waffen noch im Griff hat, wenn dieser leidige Krieg mal endet. Wer weiß, wo überall bzw. in wessen Händen in den nächsten Jahren noch Stinger auftauchen werden?
Schneemann
Zitat:US weapons stockpiles will not be depleted to dangerous levels for Ukraine war, military officials tell senatorshttps://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2022...84318.html
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. military leaders reassured senators on Tuesday that they will not allow weapon stockpiles to fall to critical shortages as the U.S. continues to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told a subpanel of the Senate Appropriations Committee that the Pentagon is closely watching its inventories and working with the defense industry to replenish weapons such as Javelin and Stinger missiles as soon as possible. The reassurance came amid President Joe Biden’s visit Tuesday to a Lockheed Martin facility in Alabama that manufactures the anti-tank Javelins. [...]
Austin did not expand on what those minimum levels are, but Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., noted the U.S. has sent roughly 5,000 Javelins and 1,400 Stingers to Ukraine, comprising 33% and 25% of their respective stockpiles. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., described the state of the missile inventory as “very thin.” [...] Raytheon, the manufacturer of the anti-aircraft Stinger, told analysts during a call last week that it would not be able to ramp up output until 2023 due to lack of available parts. The Pentagon has not purchased a Stinger in about 18 years, according to the company.
Insgesamt geht man von mittlerweile rund 35.000 Panzerabwehrwaffen und 15.000 MANPADS aus, die in der Ukraine gelandet sind (manche nennen noch höhere Zahlen). Ich frage mich nur, ob man diese Masse an Waffen noch im Griff hat, wenn dieser leidige Krieg mal endet. Wer weiß, wo überall bzw. in wessen Händen in den nächsten Jahren noch Stinger auftauchen werden?
Schneemann