The U.S. military has deployed six cyber-warplanes at Spangdale Air Force Base in southwestern Germany to “improve NATO’s defensive position,” the Pentagon said Monday.
The Marine Growler EA-18G aircraft “were not developed to be used against Russian forces in Ukraine” and their mission is not a “response to any threat or incident,” the Pentagon spokesman said in a statement. Kerby.
Their development was decided in the context of “(American) efforts to strengthen the deterrent and defense capabilities of the east wing of the Atlantic Alliance,” he explained.
Aircraft can launch cyber-attacks and conduct large-scale cyber warfare operations. Some 240 military personnel – pilots, ground teams, maintenance personnel – are accompanying the aircraft, the Pentagon said.
The US government’s 2023 draft budget, unveiled on Monday, includes $ 6.9 billion to provide assistance to Ukraine, which is facing invasion of Russia, and to support NATO member states.
As the war in Ukraine rages on for more than a month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is pushing for North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states to send more weapons, in particular anti-aircraft missiles, anti-missile defense systems, anti-tank guns, tanks surface ships.
NATO is sending a large flow of weapons to Ukraine, including anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles, which have helped halt the advance of the Russian military.
However, the United States has so far ruled out sending aircraft to Ukraine. US President Joe Biden explains that he does not want to cross the red line that would trigger the “third world war” between Russia and NATO, forces that have the two largest nuclear arsenals on the planet.
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