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Will Germany supply JASSM-ER missiles to Ukraine: expert tells

20 march, 2024

If Germany purchases JASSM-ER missiles, there is a possibility of transferring these missiles to Ukraine in the future

Defence Express editor-in-chief Oleh Katkov said this on Espreso TV.

“This can happen, but in the long run. The procurement of such a number of JASSM-ER missiles can take years to complete. The fact is that JASSM-ERs are designed for tactical aircraft. In the case of Germany, these will be F-35 aircraft, which they are going to buy from the United States. So, the delivery of missiles is tied to Germany’s receipt of the F-35. And this should be expected within a decade, perhaps a little earlier. Probably, in 2027-2028, a certain number of aircraft will already be in a combat-ready state,” he said.

Indeed, Ukraine needs such missiles. The JASSM-ER is a cruise missile for tactical aircraft that belongs to the same class as the Storm Shadow/SCALP, Taurus, Katkov said.

“It would be great if the F-16s being transferred came with JASSM-ER missiles, without any restrictions on their use on the territory of the Russian Federation,” he added.

According to the military expert, the transfer of missiles is extremely difficult because the Pentagon does not have an approved budget for assistance to Ukraine.

“Some EU countries objectively have them in service. For example, Poland has about 40 JASSM-ER missiles. But again, without the United States, it is difficult to say that such missiles can get to Ukraine in the appropriate quantity,” Katkov said.

  • On March 19, the 20th meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine’s Defense took place at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany. Germany has allocated a package worth EUR 500 million, which will include 10,000 artillery pieces.

https://global.espreso.tv/aid-will-germany-transfer-jassm-er-missiles-to-ukraine-expert-tells

4 comments

  1. Fat chance. The too little too late policy is ongoing and will not end soon. Not for as long as spineless cowards are in charge.

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    • Let us examine why Germany has an ENORMOUS obligation to Ukraine. From an item that was published on the sites of Ukrainian embassies back in 2018:-

      MEMORIAL DAY OF UKRAINIAN VICTIMS IN WORLD WAR II
      23 June 2018

      “Ukraine’s Contribution to Victory in World War II Is Unsurpassed
      Ukraine paid the biggest price for victory in the Second World War. As a vital contributor to the Red Army and a key provider of industrial resources in the USSR, Ukraine incurred the largest number of casualties during WWII. Russia has claimed the victory for itself and has officially denied the Ukrainian role in the fight against the Nazis.
      The real number of victims during WWII is still not fully known. Some relevant data is still held in Russian archives and is not available for non-Russian researchers. However, of the 41.7 million people living in Ukrainian Soviet Republic before the war, only 27.4 million were alive in Ukraine in 1945. Official data says that at least 8 million Ukrainians lost their lives: 5.5 – 6 million civilians, and more than 2.5 million natives of Ukraine were killed at the front. The data varies between 8 to 14 million killed, however, only 6 million have been identified.”

      The full document can be seen here:

      https://egypt.mfa.gov.ua/en/news/65792-roly-ukrajinsykogo-narodu-u-peremozi-nad-nacizmom#:~:text=However%2C%20of%20the%2041.7%20million,were%20killed%20at%20the%20front.

      Half of the entire losses of the S.U. were incurred by Ukraine, which received no reparations.
      One third of the entire holocaust was inflicted in Ukraine. At least two million Jews, Gypsies, gays, disabled etc were murdered. Can you imagine the wealth that those people could have brought to Ukraine?

      Instead, Germany apparently feels a sense of contrition towards Ukraine’s imperial occupier and Germany’s former pact partner; Russia.

      In the post war years, there has been a succession of pro-Russia/Russian agents running Germany. Between them they built Germany up into Russia’s biggest trade partner.

      Merkel caused the death of untold thousands of Ukrainians with her Minsk 1 and Minsk 2, which like the Budapest Memorandum, were not worth the paper they were printed on. The $60 billion/yr that Merkel paid for putinaZi gas was how putler funded his war/extermination machine.

      Perhaps someone might like to remind Scholz of these historical facts. Baerbock “gets it”; he doesn’t.

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