11 minutes agoWhy might the Tomahawks be inappropriate for the Ukrainian Armed Forces?
Periskopi(8 months ago)
(8 months ago)BGM-109 Tomahawk is a naval missile launched by the MK41 vertical launch system, usually mounted on ships and submarines. Ukrainian navy does not have the ships needed to operate these missiles. Air-and-land-launched versions were held in the 1970s, but the air-launched Tomahawk lost to competitors, and [...]
Air-and-land-launched versions were held in the 1970s, but the air-launched Tomahawk lost to competitors, and the Land-based version was banned by the Nuclear Forces Treaty with the Middle Line Action (INF), the BBC writes.
In 2019, the Treaty The INF ceased to exist, and the US began to revive the Tomahawk-based mobile launchers' programme.
The new system is called Typhone, and it went into American Army service in 2023. Currently, the U.S. Army has at least two Typhone launchers, but there's no chance of many others.
Therefore, when discussing the possibility of the transfer of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, it should be considered if Americans hand over weapons that have just begun to produce. /Periscopi/
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