Ukraine becomes a testing ground for cheap US weapons
(Baonghean.vn) - "These are real-world combat tests," - the TV channel quoted a source with access to Western intelligence data.
"These are real-world combat tests," CNN reported, citing a source with access to Western intelligence data.
According to the source, none of the Western weapons “had ever been used before in conflicts between two industrialized countries,” so Ukraine had become “a weapons laboratory in every sense.”
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As the TV channel quoted a US officer familiar with the situation on the battlefield and the results of research conducted by a British advisory group, for the Pentagon the Ukraine conflict has become a source of a huge amount of information about US systems. Some of the weapons are less effective than expected, such as the Switchblade 300 drone and anti-radar missiles, the report said.
As for the HIMARS system, the US has learned that it needs regular technical maintenance if used intensively. Military leaders will study the data collected from Ukraine for many years to come, the TV channel quoted an unnamed Pentagon representative as saying.
According to another conclusion in the US military cited by the TV channel, the M777 howitzer is worn out due to frequent use and has lost its accuracy. According to the US officer, this artillery system is difficult to move quickly to avoid return fire, difficult to hide and may become a thing of the past. The TV channel quoted Mr. Jim Himes, a Democratic congressman on the House Intelligence Committee, saying that "a whole book could be written" about the lessons learned here./.