First big order! Trump has approved, and the United States has begun supplying Ukraine with 3,350 ERAM air-to-ground missiles, also known as "Extended Range Attack Munitions." Major U.S. media outlets such as The Washington Post reported that the plan is to equip the Ukrainian Air Force's tactical aviation forces, especially aircraft like the F-16. Of course, these weapons are not given for free, but the money comes from European countries.
The missile uses GPS guidance, has a warhead weight of 226 kilograms, a maximum flight speed of 760 kilometers per hour, and a range of up to 460 kilometers. This is a low-cost air-launched cruise missile, which is an upgraded version of old 500-pound unguided bombs, equipped with a small jet engine, GPS guidance components, control systems, and gliding wings.
Although the Ukrainian Air Force has been repeatedly attacked, its station system has been continuously targeted by Russian forces, and there are very few fighter jets, the Ukrainian military can still rely on foreign airports in Poland and other countries - maintaining and storing aircraft at foreign airports, and flying to Ukrainian domestic airports for transfer before the attack, then taking off to strike Russian forces. The ERAM air-to-ground missile is a continuation of this method, and it is also a new normal where Europe pays the money and the United States provides the equipment...
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