US senator Jack Reed remarked the rumored transfer of US aircraft to Kyiv is not confirmed, despite the claims, as part of the Defense News Conference when he had an interview last Wednesday when he gave his remarks.
Sending US Aircraft to Ukraine Unconfirmed
Reed reportedly refused to back a clause in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act that would have given $100 million to begin training Ukrainian pilots to fly American fighter jets, reported Sputnik News.
It raises questions about whether the clause would stand up to scrutiny during Senate negotiations when Congress draughts the final bill.
The Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said in July that Ukraine's armed services would ultimately have to transfer from Soviet-era aircraft to even more modern gear that conforms to NATO specifications.
Nonetheless, US senator Kendall allegedly stated previously in his panel at the Defense News Conference that his remarks from July, in which he did not rule out the transfer of US aircraft to Kyiv, were not meant to imply the Air Force's motivations for doing so.
Stable Front Not To Last Long
In the short term, he maintains, the US is concentrating on providing Ukraine with basic needs for the conflict can continue.
A military analyst added that an artillery-driven conflict and a Ukrainian military campaign, neither of which the Russian military claimed to have failed, had already essentially gained control of the battle situation.
Kendall believes, based on the reports, that the present relatively stable front will only last for a few months before the winter weather shows up and impedes the fighting conditions.
He denied speculation that the Air Force could give Ukraine one of its A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft. Even though the A-10 has "some very attractive capabilities," Kendall contended that these attributes are dated and have their constraints.
Additionally, the Biden presidency has refrained from having to send some of its more cutting-edge military equipment to Ukraine out of major worry that it could get into the hands of Russian servicemembers.
The White House has conveyed serious misgivings regarding Moscow's potential response should Ukrainian forces utilize modern US weapons on the battlefield, per Foreign Policy.
By a vote of 329 to 101, the House approved its defense authorization, which contained a rule allowing for the instruction of Ukrainian flight crews.
Reed told the outlet that he is pushing for a vote on the assessment this month despite the Senate's refusal to allow it to pass its version.
The Senate's defense approval also allots $2.7 billion to support munitions advancements, such as stockpiling American stocks of the Javelin anti-tank and Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.
Senator Reed expects the increased money to help resolve the continuing workforce and supply chain challenges that have constrained the military-industrial bases' capacity to manufacture various weapons systems.
Mentioning the fact that the funding was based on previous plans in earlier defense approvals to endorse the submarine sector. US senator Reed remarked the transfer of US aircraft to Kyiv is speculative, and it is all in the rumor mill with no basis.
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