The Pentagon is sending more of the radar-seeking missiles to Ukraine after the country has also used other U.S. weapons to great effect.
Developed in the 1980s, the air-to-surface tactical missile is"designed to seek and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems" and works by homing in on enemy radar, according to a U.S. Air ForceIhnat said that"more than one such air defense system has been destroyed by these missiles," allowing the Ukrainian Air Force's strike planes, including the Su-25 attack aircraft and Su-24M bombers, to blitz Russian forces.
Weapons technician Anthony Toliver secures a high-speed, anti-radiation missile , at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on January 14, 1999. The Pentagon said Thursday it would provide more HARM missiles to Ukraine in its war with Russia."With the support of artillery and other units, our ground forces can be more confident while advancing in the directions where the battles to liberate our lands are currently being fought," he said.in August that the U.S.
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