Why Is America Sending Powerful Drones To Ukraine?

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As war wages on and people try and look for shelter, Ukraine is getting drone support from America, that were apparently used in Afghanistan too.

There are 100 armed drones being sent to meet the onslaught that has seen merciless attacks on a theatre and school where civilians were taking refuge.

 

 

The decision comes after America refused to declare area over Ukraine as a no flight zone, that would pit it directly against Russia and participant to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Over the weekend, the US said it was in discussions with Poland about a potential deal in which Poland would supply Ukraine with MiG-29 fighter jets that Ukraine has requested, and the US would then provide Poland with American F-16s.

 

If a Russian attack extends into one of the bordering NATO countries, it could trigger Article 5 of NATO's founding treaty, which is the principle that an attack on one member of the alliance is an attack on all members.

If Article 5 is invoked, the US and other NATO members would then be obligated to provide resources to protect a fellow NATO member and could find themselves directly involved in the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

 

These tubed launched drones, go from the ground and plunge into their targets, according to people familiar with the plans. Ukraine has been seeking support from its patrons as it has reported loss of more than 7000 soldiers in the last 20 days.

 

Afghanistan used the same against Taliban and were the arsenal for the American forces. The dive-bombing Switchblade drone has been made by AeroVironment Inc. It was first sent secretly to Afghanistan in 2010. Army officials have described it as a flying shotgun. It's less than 24 inches (61 centimeters) long and weighs about six pounds (2.7 kilograms.)

 

Shares of Aero Vironment rose immediately after the news of the American support. Fitted into a rucksack, this is going to be an advantage to the Ukrainian side which has been facing compromised airspace as well. The drone gives “operators with real-time video downlinks for a centralized view of the area of operation" and also has a "wave-off capability" to adjust targets in flight.

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