America Halts Plan to Sell Drones to the Ukraine Over Fears Russia May Steal Technology

So, every time the Ukraine military is on the verge of collapsing, the US makes a new delivery of weapons.

Where have all these weapons the brave US taxpayer has already sent gone? Most of them were probably destroyed, but large amounts are being captured by the Russians and either integrated into their military or reverse engineered.

The US government is finally admitting this is a problem.

Reuters:

The Biden administration’s plan to sell four large, armable drones to Ukraine has been paused on the fear its sophisticated surveillance equipment might fall into enemy hands, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The technical objection to the sale was raised during a deeper review by the Pentagon’s Defense Technology Security Administration charged with keeping high value technology safe from enemy hands. Previously the plan, which has been circulating since March, had been approved by the White House, three people said.

The plan to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can be armed with Hellfire missiles for battlefield use against Russia was first reported by Reuters earlier in June.

The objection to the export of the drones arose due to concerns the radar and surveillance equipment on the drones could create a security risk for the United States if it fell into Russian hands.

The sources said this consideration had been overlooked in the initial review but came up in meetings at the Pentagon late last week.

One solution to move the sale forward would be to swap out the existing radar and sensor package for something less sophisticated, but that could take months to complete, one of the sources.

According to Army budget documents, the Gray Eagles cost $10 million each.

In other news, America has halted its shipment of shirts to the Ukraine, for fear that Zelensky will refuse to wear them and instead just keep wearing a green undershirt everywhere he goes.