The US is reportedly considering an offer from Boeing supplies of Ukraine and Eastern European allies with munitions that would allow troops to strike Russian targets within a radius of nearly 100 miles.
Boeing’s proposed system – called the Small Diameter Ground Bomb (GLSDB) – has a range of about 94 miles and would allow Ukraine to strike from behind Russian lines.
Although Washington rejected Kiev’s request for ATACMS missiles with a range of 185 miles, the GLSDB bombs could be delivered by spring, according to documents review by Reuters.
The bombs have been in development since 2019, long before Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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According to SAAB, which produces the GLSDB bombs with Boeing, the weapon can eliminate some radio-electronic interference, can be used in all weather conditions and can be used against armored vehicles.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Boeing for comment.
The United States has sent billions of dollars in military aid to Ukraine to help its troops fend off a Russian invasion. Since February, the United States has sent military aid to Ukraine in the amount of almost 20 billion dollars – so much that The Biden administration has difficulty tracking how the aid is used.
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The scale of American aid to the country has raised some skeptics in the Republican Party, who are calling for greater accountability.