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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBoeing offers to make bomb for Ukraine
https://www.newswars.com/boeing-offers-to-make-bombs-for-ukraine-report/
The Pentagon is reportedly considering an offer from Boeing to mass-produce cheap precision bombs for Ukraine using existing US stores, as Washington and its allies struggle to keep up with Kievs military aid requirements.
According to Reuters, Boeing has proposed supplying Ukraines forces with the so-called Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) system, which would pair the $40,000 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) with the relatively abundant M26 rocket motor. The weapon has been in development since 2019.
In a document seen by the outlet, the manufacturer claims the availability of the necessary components would enable it to produce the ordnance and start delivering it to Ukraine as early as spring 2023.
However, there are still logistical obstacles to overcome, as at least six suppliers would have to expedite shipment of parts in order to produce the weapons quickly. Boeings plan also asks for a price discovery waiver, which would exempt the contractor from an in-depth review to ensure the Pentagon is getting a fair deal.
According to the website of SAAB AB, which manufactures the weapon together with Boeing, the GPS-guided GLSDB is capable of striking targets at a range of up to 150 kilometers, which would potentially allow Kiev to strike Russian forces far beyond the front line.
While both the US military and Boeing have declined to comment on the report, Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Tim Gorman told Reuters that Washington and its allies identify and consider the most appropriate systems that would help Kiev. He refused to elaborate on providing any specific capability to Ukraine.
Moscow has repeatedly warned the US and its NATO allies against supplying weapons to Ukraine, arguing that it only serves to prolong the conflict and could eventually lead to a direct confrontation between Russia and the West.
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As countries like the US and UK have made more advanced weapon systems available to Kievs forces, capable of reaching deep behind the front lines, the Kremlin has described the ongoing conflict as nothing short of a proxy war against NATO. President Vladimir Putin has also stated Russia is fighting the entire Western military machine.
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Boeing offers to make bomb for Ukraine (Original Post)
littlewolf
Dec 2022
OP
live love laugh
(13,101 posts)1. Pffft. They can just send one of their defective planes ✈️.
TheBlackAdder
(28,186 posts)2. Yeah, it's called a 737 MAX 🤣🤣🤣
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IzzaNuDay
(362 posts)6. Oof, a low blow. N/T
Stinky The Clown
(67,792 posts)3. This is actually a pretty good idea
Honestly, I favor anything that hurts the ruzzian effort
PortTack
(32,757 posts)4. Do it!
Deuxcents
(16,193 posts)5. It would take 4-5 months? I was hoping it would be long over by then.
Well...what are they waiting for? Get the factories rolling
littlewolf
(3,813 posts)7. and more people employed ..:D
Boeing pays very very well ....