The American-made guided missiles are part of a new military arms package for Ukraine.
Ukraine requested the equipment as it fights off a Russian invasion.WASHINGTON – The U.S. included 100 killer drones in a colossal weapons package for Ukraine that President Joe Biden approved earlier this month, U.S. officials confirmed Wednesday.
Celeste Wallander, assistant secretary of Defense for international security affairs, told lawmakers that Kyiv asked for the weapons, which are dubbed"kamikaze drones," as"We have committed 100 Switchblade tactical unmanned aerial systems to be delivered in the most recent package of presidential drawdown," Wallander said in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee.
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