(MENAFN) Based on the Reuters on Tuesday, which cited two unnamed sources, the United States may transfer Ukraine outdated missiles that its own military no longer needs in order to provide air defense against Russian missiles.
Although the MIM-23 Hawk missile system was first deployed in 1960, it has subsequently undergone several upgrades. Reuters reports that Washington may send some of them to Kiev to check on the stockpile's condition after years of storage.
According to individuals who spoke to the news agency, the transfer would take place under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) and may be made public as soon as this week.
A transportable mid-range anti-aircraft weapon with partial anti-missile capabilities, the HAWK system is made by United States defense contractor Raytheon. In the 1990s, the Army replaced it with the more sophisticated MIM-104 Patriot system. They were gradually phased out by the Marine Corps, the final American user, in favor of man-portable FIM-92 Stinger missiles in the early 2000s.
Before Russia moved soldiers into the neighboring state, Ukraine got a sizable quantity of HAWK missile systems from its Western backers. Reuters described the HAWKs as "an upgrade to the Stinger missile systems." The sources claim that Ukraine is not going to be using the longer-range Patriot system.
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