Breaking News
Pentagon

Pentagon Will Send Longer-Range Rockets to Ukraine as Part of New Aid Package

Share this article

A new package of U.S. military aid for Ukraine includes rockets with a range twice the distance of the rockets Kyiv now has. The Pentagon announced the new package on Friday.

The Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) is included in a $2.2 billion U.S. military aid package announced by the Pentagon. The GLSDB has a range roughly double that of the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) already supplied.

READ MORE about another weapon system for Ukraine.

As part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), the United States “will be providing a Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb to Ukraine,” Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told a news briefing at the Pentagon. 

The highly accurate system can be used in all weather, according to manufacturer Boeing. It also has terrain avoidance capability, and can breach caves.

Subscribe to the Soldier of Fortune Newsletter

Enter your email below to receive exclusive content from Soldier of Fortune right in your inbox.

About Soldier of Fortune Magazine

Check Also

The Deadly Battle of Takur Ghar in Afghanistan

Share this article The fight became a cauldron that forged both heroism and tragedy, and …