A leading US company in the manufacture of military surveillance drones announced that it is ready to sell two drones to Ukraine for only one dollar, if the US government approves the deal.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems said on Wednesday that it has been urging Washington for months to supply Ukraine with MQ-1C Gray Eagle and MQ-9 Reaper aircraft. It produces and has already been widely used by US forces in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and other conflict areas.
She added that drones capable of flying long distances and at medium altitudes are what Ukraine needs most now in its war against Russia.
The US military had provided Ukraine with several small drones, which are used in the fields of reconnaissance and attack, but the matter did not expand to include aircraft with advanced capabilities.
“Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, we have begun to explore options for responding through our products to requests from Ukrainian forces, including supplying them with MQ-Nine Reaper drones,” General Atomics Aeronautical Systems CEO Linden Blow said in a statement. -9 Reaper) and the MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
He added that the company had offered to train Ukrainian operators for its aircraft at no cost to the US or Ukrainian governments.
The company also expressed its willingness to deliver two training drones to Ukraine with a ground control station and other devices, for a symbolic amount of only one dollar.
Linden noted that Ukraine or any other party would have to pay for the aircraft to be equipped, transported, and prepared for deployment in the air over the battlefield.
Blue described the offer as "a wonderful deal with no strings attached," saying that only US government approval was required.
Blue pointed to the need of the Ukrainian forces for informational dominance in order to win this war, and a long time has passed and these forces have not been empowered in this respect.