will need to provide additional instruction and foot the costs associated with their upkeep.
The Abrams are "extremely complex to operate and maintain," Biden said on Wednesday, meaning the U.S. In this combination image, German Army soldiers occupy a firing position in a Leopard 2 main battle tank, Lithuania, August 2018 and An M1A2 Abrams main battle tank (Left Inset) from the Minnesota National Guard at the Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, August, 21, 2022 and Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (Right Inset)during a training exercise on Salisbury Plain Training Area on Jin Salisbury, England. The tanks, part of a new $400 million package, will be purchased through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. had previously committed to sending 14 Challenger 2 main battle tanks, and Poland promised to send Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukrainian front lines as part of an "international coalition." M1 Abramsīut there is a price tag attached to sending what Biden called the "most capable tanks in the world" into combat in eastern Europe.Īlthough the total cost of a single four-person Abrams tank can change, the figure can top $10 million per unit when training and maintenance is factored in, according to data from Reuters. will at least lose nothing and most likely reap good profits," he continued, according to Russian state media. "They cost a lot and all this burden will be primarily shouldered by European taxpayers. The Kremlin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, quickly responded to Wednesday's announcements by saying "these tanks go up in flames like all the other armor." Just hours earlier, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed Berlin would send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, as well as allowing other countries to commit their own Leopards to Kyiv. And, they need an enduring capability to deter and defend against Russian aggression over the long term." "They need to improve their ability to maneuver in open terrain. Ukraine's resistance forces "need to be able to counter Russia's evolving tactics and strategy on the battlefield in the very near term," Biden said.
President Joe Biden confirmed in a media conference that Washington will send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a figure large enough to equip a tank battalion. and Germany announced they would finally be sending the main battle tanks they have long been reluctant to commit to Kyiv's forces.
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