{"id":1598117,"date":"2022-08-10T06:48:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1598117"},"modified":"2022-08-10T06:52:04","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T10:52:04","slug":"u-s-confirms-sending-anti-radiation-missiles-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-confirms-sending-anti-radiation-missiles-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Confirms Sending Anti-Radiation Missiles to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-confirms-sending-anti-radiation-missiles-to-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1598117&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"css-itqiyo\">\n<div class=\"css-tomq47\">\n<h2 class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h6 css-1k6vyop\">The defense official didn\u2019t say what missiles specifically, but this follows reports of AGM-88s being fired at Russian radars in Ukraine.<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"MuiBox-root css-dpoqzr\">\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-1k6rbu\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Anti-Radiation Missiles Sent To Ukraine, U.S. Confirms\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=640 640w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=750 750w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=828 828w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=2018 2048w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/uploads\/2022\/08\/08\/AGM-88-HARM.jpg?auto=webp&#038;auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=3840 3840w\" title=\"Anti-Radiation Missiles Sent To Ukraine, U.S. Confirms\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-1y9dg17\">An AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM). <i>USAF \/ SSGT. SCOTT STEWART<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-i9gxme\">\n<div class=\"MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-container MuiGrid-spacing-xs-2 css-i0amj6\">\n<div class=\"MuiGrid-root MuiGrid-item MuiGrid-grid-xs-12 MuiGrid-grid-md-8 css-7vczw4\">\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-10757gk\">\n<div class=\"container MuiBox-root css-11ucsrf\">\n<div class=\"css-cdb705\">\n<div class=\"MuiAvatar-root MuiAvatar-circular css-1d9y4h0\" title=\"Joseph Trevithick\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joseph Trevithick\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/jtrevithick-e1611929871528.jpg\" class=\"MuiAvatar-img css-1hy9t21\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-ndvsod\">\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-crj2xj\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Colin Kahl, U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, confirmed today that American authorities have transferred unspecified &#8220;anti-radiation missiles&#8221; to the Ukrainian armed forces that they can launch from at least some of their existing aircraft. Though Kahl did not say what type of missiles had been passed to the Ukrainians, his remarks follow the emergence of pictures on social media showing the apparent remains of an <a href=\"https:\/\/designation-systems.net\/dusrm\/m-88.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AGM-88 High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile<\/a> (HARM) said to have been fired at a Russian position. You can read more about what we know already about the potential use of AGM-88s in Ukraine in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/does-ukraine-now-have-agm-88-high-speed-anti-radiation-missiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this recent <em>War Zone<\/em> report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Anti-radiation missiles (ARMs) home in on enemy radio frequency emissions, primarily from radar arrays belonging to enemy air defense systems, and destroy or disable them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Kahl made his comments at a press briefing today where he announced a new U.S. military aid package for the Ukrainian armed forces, which could ultimately have a value of up to $1 billion. This particular aid package includes additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/are-there-enough-guided-rockets-for-himars-to-keep-up-with-ukraine-war-demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System<\/a> (GMLRS) rockets for use in U.S.-supplied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/what-himars-rocket-systems-can-and-cant-do-for-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems<\/a> (HIMARS), unspecified munitions to go along with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/ukraine-situation-report-u-s-confirms-nasams-air-defense-system-transfer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems<\/a>\u00a0(NASAMS) American authorities are providing, additional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/45132\/as-ukraine-pummels-russians-with-javelin-missiles-can-production-keep-pace-with-demand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Javelin anti-tank missiles<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/3120059\/1-billion-in-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">more<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>It does not include any combat jets, something that has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/ukrainian-fighter-pilots-call-bullshit-on-need-for-mq-1c-gray-eagle-drones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hot-button issue in Ukraine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/giving-a-10-warthogs-to-ukraine-isnt-off-the-table\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the United States<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/ukraine-situation-report-rumors-spin-around-macedonian-su-25-delivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elsewhere<\/a>, for months now. Kahl responded to questions about possible future transfers of aircraft to Ukraine, in part, by saying the following:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Kahl did not name the missiles, but his remarks come right after the emergence of apparent evidence of the use of an AGM-88 missile in Ukraine, as <em>The War Zone<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/does-ukraine-now-have-agm-88-high-speed-anti-radiation-missiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported on in detail yesterday<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>The Undersecretary of Defense also specifically said that the missiles had been part of previous PDA packages. President Joe Biden can only exercise this so-called &#8220;drawdown authority,&#8221; which you can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/new-lend-lease-act-for-ukraine-isnt-same-as-famed-ww-ii-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>, to transfer items already in U.S. inventory. HARMs, including older models no longer in active service, would definitely be eligible for transfer to Ukraine through a drawdown authorized by President Biden. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>If the U.S. government has indeed transferred AGM-88s to Ukraine, and these are capable of being fired from some of the country&#8217;s existing aircraft as Kahl indicated, rather than some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/24111\/northrop-grumman-shows-off-shipping-container-launched-anti-radiation-missile-concept\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kind of ground-based launcher<\/a>, questions still remain as to what aircraft are able to fire these missiles and when and how that integration work was carried out. <em>The War Zone<\/em>&#8216;s Tyler Rogoway <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/does-ukraine-now-have-agm-88-high-speed-anti-radiation-missiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained previously<\/a> how this might be achieved:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-1g0sjzb\">\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-h6 css-1o6rni3\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>&#8220;Air launch is ideal for the AGM-88 as it provides for far better kinetic performance (longer range and speed). It also allows for a far better, elevated sensing position to organically detect the presence and general direction, or even geolocation, of a threat emitter. The AGM-88 could work with relatively minimal integration, potentially leveraging a federated interface, such as e-tablet, for very basic functionality. Ukraine&#8217;s fighters are Soviet-era machines and totally lack the right interfaces, including the basic bus architecture, for modern NATO-compatible weaponry. But it&#8217;s possible a relatively crude modification could have been adapted for this single weapon. There is also the possibility of a clandestine transfer of Soviet-era aircraft from NATO states that have been upgraded with NATO-standard bus architecture and adaptable avionics that could provide an interface for the HARM.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image MuiBox-root css-1pxftiy\"><span class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-caption css-k6fpix\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">A F\/A-18 Hornet fires a HARM derivative during a test. (Northrop Grumman)<\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>Other missiles in U.S. inventory could potentially have been adapted to the anti-radiation role, too. However, this seems less likely, given that there are existing stockpiles of AGM-88s, a type that is also still in active production, all of which would mean that it would be easier to sustain deliveries of these weapons to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>There is another possibility that Kahl could be referring to Soviet-era missiles, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/33337\/navy-needed-targets-to-mimic-supersonic-anti-ship-missiles-so-they-bought-real-ones-from-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">such as the Kh-31<\/a> or Kh-58, that are already compatible with certain Ukrainian aircraft. The U.S. military or Intelligence Community could have had some number of Kh-31s or similar missiles, acquired as part of so-called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/43733\/air-force-releases-list-of-whats-in-its-famous-petting-zoo-threat-training-facility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Foreign Materiel Exploitation<\/a>&#8221; (FME) efforts or through other means, that it then transferred to the Ukrainain Air Force. The U.S. government is known to have already sent Soviet and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/ex-afghan-air-force-mi-17-helicopters-spotted-in-ukrainian-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russian-made Mi-17 helicopters<\/a>, weapon systems, and other equipment to Ukraine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/44859\/secretive-american-stocks-of-soviet-air-defense-systems-are-headed-to-ukraine-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">from its FME stockpiles<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/43950\/u-s-clears-the-way-for-transferring-ex-afghan-mi-17-helicopters-to-ukraine-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">other sources<\/a>. Again, however, this seems much less likely given the other available evidence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"image MuiBox-root css-1pxftiy\"><span class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-caption css-k6fpix\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">An inert Kh-31-series missile on display loaded onto an Su-27 Flanker-series fighter jet at the 2003 MAKS airshow in Russia. <em>Panther via Wikimedia<\/em><\/span><\/figure>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>It&#8217;s worth noting that, during the thaw in U.S.-Russian relations following the collapse of the Soviet Union, in the 1990s, McDonnell Douglas (and later Boeing) did work with Russian firm Zveda-Strela to develop a derivative of the Kh-31 for U.S. military use high-speed targets, as you can read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/the-war-zone\/33337\/navy-needed-targets-to-mimic-supersonic-anti-ship-missiles-so-they-bought-real-ones-from-russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. It&#8217;s unclear whether or not there are any of those MA-31 aerial targets are still in U.S. inventory. Regardless, they would have to be adapted to the anti-radiation missile application even if they were.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p>We have reached out to the Pentagon for more information about these anti-radiation missiles for Ukraine and will update this story as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 paragraph css-htz1a0\" data-rawhtml=\"1\">\n<p><em><em>Contact the author: joe@thedrive.com<\/em><\/em> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1483lpv\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"stripe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=640 640w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=750 750w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=828 828w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=2018 2048w, https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/logo\/stripe-warzone.png?auto=webp&#038;optimize=high&#038;quality=70&#038;width=3840 3840w\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"MuiBox-root css-9qdted\">\n<div class=\"MuiPaper-root MuiPaper-elevation MuiPaper-rounded MuiPaper-elevation1 css-101rrej\">\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 css-14entez\">MORE TO READ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The defense official didn\u2019t say what missiles specifically, but this follows reports of AGM-88s being fired at Russian radars in Ukraine. 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