{"id":1860127,"date":"2023-02-25T12:08:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T17:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1860127"},"modified":"2023-02-25T12:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T17:10:35","slug":"army-secretary-says-tanks-may-not-reach-ukraine-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-secretary-says-tanks-may-not-reach-ukraine-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Secretary Says Tanks May Not Reach Ukraine This Year"},"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\">20<\/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%2Farmy-secretary-says-tanks-may-not-reach-ukraine-this-year%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=1860127&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-->\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army is weighing how to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/25\/in-reversal-us-to-send-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M1 Abrams tanks are sent to Ukraine<\/a>They may not arrive until next years, however, according to the secretary of the service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">U.S. President Joe Biden said in January that he would send 31 General Dynamics Land Systems-made tank to Ukraine. This is a reverse of the course taken by Germany, which allowed Europe to send its main battle tank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">The capability will strengthen Ukraine&#8217;s defenses against Russian invaders in preparation for an expected onslaught this spring. However, Abrams tanks won&#8217;t likely reach Ukraine before then.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re looking at what&#8217;s the fastest way we can get the tanks to the Ukrainians,&#8221; Christine Wormuth addressed reporters at a Thursday breakfast. &#8220;It&#8217;s not going to be a matter of weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">&#8220;None of the options that we&#8217;re exploring are weeks or two months,&#8221; She went on. &#8220;There are longer timelines involved, but I think there are options that are less than two years, less than a year-and-a-half.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Wormuth said that it&#8217;s not yet known if tanks might arrive by the end the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">&#8220;There are a variety of different ways&#8221; She said that the best way to make tanks is by building them. &#8220;from scratch&#8221; As the U.S. does for Poland, they also draw from their inventory of older tanks, many of them refurbished.<\/p>\n<div class=\"InterstitialLink-sc-1hqz4g0-1 dQRUMJ\">\n<h6 class=\"ClampedBox-sc-1pg0sor-0 Heading__H1-i0amlx-0 fMjDgL FUgTU ChannelHeading-sc-1c6we3j-0 OverlineHeading-sc-18ofnig-0 eqaLFg kcgvUP a-heading6 ChannelHeading-sc-1c6we3j-0 OverlineHeading-sc-18ofnig-0 eqaLFg kcgvUP a-heading6\">RELATED<\/h6>\n<article itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\" data-story-url=\"\/land\/2022\/02\/15\/the-us-has-spent-billions-on-equipment-and-training-in-europe-to-deter-russia-is-it-enough\/\" data-story-id=\"WQC7RXDG6VH5VDDDLTEQMBN5B4\" data-feature-id=\"false\" data-story-index=\"1\" data-promo-type=\"image\" class=\"View__Article-sc-88btjd-0 cXLKHv View__StoryView-sc-88btjd-5 fqvCeA o-storyCard --up-0 --landscape       --story\">\n<div class=\"View__PromoWrapper-sc-88btjd-4 bCPFlB o-storyCard__promo\">\n<div class=\"View__MediaWrapper-sc-88btjd-1 gHoQKt o-storyCard__media o-storyCard__media a-heading6\">\n<figure class=\"LazyMedia-sc-1vxvan1-0 ZVwHY f-lazyMedia f-lazyMedia\"><source media=\"screen and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source media=\"screen and (min-width: 0px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/LBD6PDXPOVAXHABGAI64HQ4LG4.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"0\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Wormuth pointed out that the Abrams tanks are not only delivered by Wormuth, but also support equipment such as recovery vehicles, ammunition, and a training program. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of details still that need to be worked out,&#8221; She spoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">According to Wormuth the Army will present the options and then they will be shared with Lloyd Austin, Defense Secretary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Last year, Poland was joined by the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2022\/04\/05\/poland-signs-475-billion-abrams-tank-deal-as-russias-war-speeds-procurements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A deal was reached<\/a> Poland&#8217;s defense minister last month signed an agreement to allow the country to buy 250 M1A2 Abrams tanks, to be delivered by 2025-2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/01\/04\/poland-signs-deal-to-buy-2nd-batch-of-us-abrams-tanks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Another deal<\/a> A second batch, totaling 116 more tanks, will be purchased. Poland is the European ally which first bought Abrams tanks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">&#8220;There are other [Foreign Military Sales] cases with other countries,&#8221; Wormuth spoke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph-sc-1tqpf5s-0 kEzXdV body-paragraph body-paragraph\">Australia, Egypt (Iraq), Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Morocco are other Abrams tank owners. Taiwan began receiving its tanks in summer 2022.<\/p>\n<div class=\"default__Wrapper-cy7r53-1 iWrUWb\">\n<p class=\"default__BioWrapper-cy7r53-0 duEMsg a-body2\">Jen Judson, a Defense News journalist who has won numerous awards for her coverage of land warfare, is an award-winning journalist. She has also worked with Politico, Inside Defense and other publications. She has a Master&#8217;s degree in journalism from Boston University, and a Bachelor&#8217;s degree from Kenyon College.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Army is weighing how to get M1 Abrams tanks are sent to UkraineThey may not arrive until next years, however, according to the secretary of the service. U.S. President Joe Biden said in January that he would send 31 General Dynamics Land Systems-made tank to Ukraine. 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