Multiple launch rocket system on a HIMARS wheeled chassis. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 1The new U.S. military aid package to Ukraine includes four HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems already in Europe, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl told reporters. … which are already deployed in the region so that we can quickly transfer them, «the official said at a briefing at the Pentagon. Kahl added that the United States has a sufficient stock of such systems to increase supplies if necessary. Before HIMARS arrive on the battlefield, the Ukrainian military will be trained in the use of such systems for three weeks, Kahl said. The HIMARS maintenance training course is scheduled for another two weeks, he added. The Deputy Minister expressed confidence that by the time the combat use of HIMARS will retain their «relevance» for the conflict in Ukraine.
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