Europe | Weapons upgrade

America sends advanced missiles to help Ukraine fend off Russia

They have been a long time coming

PR40CA High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers, assigned to A and B Batteries, 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery and used by the 213th Regional Training Institute to teach the 10 level HIMARS driver reclassification course at Camp Guernsey are lined up and ready to execute a simulated admin shoot, upon verbal command from the instructor. Sixteen students from eight states recently completed the course. (Wyoming Army National Guard

Jun 14th 2022|WASHINGTON, DC

Ukraine’s defence ministry recently released unusual aerial footage of the war in Donbas. It did not show Ukraine’s successes against Russia, but rather its vulnerabilities: pockmarked fields being blasted by salvos of incoming Russian rockets. “This is what the largest and most horrific war of the 21st century looks like,” said the tweet on May 26th. “Ukraine is ready to strike back. To do this, we need nato-style mlrs. Immediately.”

This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Getting the upgrade”