The United States acknowledged the aid anti -radiation missile with a range of over 48 kilometers, and the target pointed at the Russian military radar

According to the United States CNN (CNN), the Pentagon recently said that the United States has previously provided Ukraine with airborne anti -radiation missiles to crack down on the Russian radar system. US media said that this was the first time that the Pentagon had admitted to the transportation of this missile to Ukraine.

It is reported that COLIN KAHL, deputy minister of the US Department of Defense's policy, said at a press conference that the United States has provided the Ukraine with "some" missiles, but he did not specifically explain which one it was. How many anti -radiation missiles are provided, and it does not explain when it is provided. But a national defense official told CNN that the type of missile provided was the AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM).

AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile map Source: Rayshen Company website

According to the information released by the US Air Force, HARM missiles were produced by the US Thor company with a range of more than 30 miles (about 48 kilometers). It is reported that this is one of the long -range weapons provided by the United States to Ukraine. These missiles can be used to combat Russia's air defense radar systems, such as radar equipped with S-400 air defense missiles. The S-400 makes it difficult for the Ukrainian Air Force to act in large airspaces. These missiles can also crack down on anti -aircraft radars used to deal with Ukraine artillery.

It is reported that Ukraine has not publicly recognized or used Harm missiles. In recent days, it is reported that someone found a wreckage of a anti -radiation missile on the Ukrainian battlefield, which seemed to be the tail of the Harm missile, the goal of the missile was a Russian position.

Carl announced the above remarks at a briefing of US $ 1 billion in military equipment at Ukinea at the Pentagon announced. This is by far the largest aid against Ukraine in the United States, mainly for some key weapons that the United States has sent to Ukraine The system provides ammunition. This includes the "Hamas" multi -tube rocket launcher system. The Ukraine has used the system to combat Russia's command posts, ammunition depot and other goals, as well as the M777 grenades that have been deployed in the Donbass region in the eastern part of Ukraine.

CNN mentioned that since the start of the Russia -Ukraine conflict at the end of February this year, the United States has promised to provide Ukraine with a total security aid of about 9.8 billion US dollars.

(Edit: ZLQ)

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