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In photos: Tanks, kamikaze drones, Stinger and Javelin missiles; the weapons being sent to Ukraine
The US and its European allies are sending billions of dollars in weapons to help Ukraine defend itself against invading Russian forces, including surface-to-air and anti-tank missiles, as well as tanks and armed drones.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy presents a medal as he meets Ukrainian troops being trained to command Challenger 2 tanks at a military facility in Lulworth, Dorset, England, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2023.
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In January, Germany agreed to supply 14 of its advanced Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. In this phto, soldiers of the NATO enhanced forward presence battalion with Germany Leopard 2 tank take part in the NATO military exercise in Lithuania.
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In January, the U.S. also agreed to supply Ukraine with 31 Abrams tanks later this year. In this photo, U.S. Army soldiers prepare to unload Abrams battle tanks from rail cars in Lithuania.
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The White House announced this week it is sending an extra 2,000 Javelin anti-tank systems to Ukraine. In this photo: aircraft Ukrainian servicemen load Javelin anti-tank missiles, previously delivered as part of the U.S. security assistance to Ukraine, into a military trucks at the Boryspil airport, outside Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022.
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The U.S. has already delivered about 2,600 Javelin anti-armor systems to Ukraine. The Javelin is principally used as an anti-tank missile with a range of about 2,500 m (8,200 ft). It is equipped with an infrared image seeker. In this photo: a Javelin missile is fired during military exercises in Taiwan, 16 July 2020.
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A Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone is displayed during a rehearsal of a military parade dedicated to Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Aug. 20, 2021. The drones, which carry lightweight, laser-guided bombs, have carried out unexpectedly successful attacks in the early stages of Ukraine's conflict with Russia.
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The White House announced this week that it will send 100 Switchblade drones, known as Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems, to Ukraine. Switchblade drones are single-use 'kamikaze' weapons that are launched from a tube with blade-like wings that emerge when the device is in flight. Pictured: A US Marine launches a Switchblade drone during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 7 July 2021.
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The Switchblade 300 model weighs about two kilograms, flies for up to 15 minutes at a time and is designed to be carried in a backpack, according to AeroVironment, the US manufacturer. Pictured: A US Marine prepares a Switchblade Drone for launch during a training exercise at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, on 7 July 2021.
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This image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, shows a Switchblade 300 10C drone system being used as part of a training exercise in California, on Sept. 24, 2021.
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The S-300 is a long-range surface-to-air missile system, formerly Soviet and later Russian, used to defend against aircraft and cruise missiles. The system is fully automated and radar is responsible for target designation. The system has a range of up to 160 miles (250 kms) and can simultaneously engage numerous aircraft or missiles. Pictured: OSA-AKM surface-to-air missile launchers and S-300 anti-aircraft systems of the Belarusian army during military exercises, 19 September 2017.
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In this 2001 file photo, an S-300 air-defense missiles launcher, left, and a S-300 missiles guidance station, right, are seen at an undisclosed location in Russia.
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The White House announced this week it is sending 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems to Ukraine. In this photo: U.S. Army soldier in Alaska, holding an AT-4 anti-armor weapon while listening to orders to occupy defensive positions during a war games simulation.
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A Ukrainian soldier holds a Next Generation Light Anti-tank Weapon (NLAW) that was used to destroy a Russian armoured personal carrier (APC) in Irpin, north of Kyiv, on March 12, 2022. The NLAW is a joint Swedish-British weapon manufactured in Belfast.
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A Ukrainian soldier with an ATGM NLAW anti-tank missile system on January 28, 2022 in Starychi, Ukraine. Training and practical testing of Ukrainian servicemen in the use of the latest ATGM NLAW anti-tank missile systems provided as part of assistance to the Ukrainian armed forces by the British government.
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Ukrainian military forces move US made FIM-92 Stinger missiles, a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS), that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM), and the other military assistance shipped from Lithuania to Boryspil Airport in Kyiv on February 13, 2022.
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The White House is also sending 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems to Ukraine. The Stinger is highly effective at short range against low-flying helicopters and aircarft and has been in use since the early 1980s. In this photo: US soldiers aim a Stinger missile launcher during a military exercise on February 27, 2004 in Yeonchun, South Korea.
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A US Marine carries a Stinger air defense missile launcher during training at the Capu Midia Surface to Air Firing Range, on the Black Sea coast in Romania, Monday, March 20, 2017.
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The UK has said it is supplying an unspecified number of high-velocity Starstreak anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine. The weapons, manufactured in Northern Ireland, are short-range surface-to-air missiles and are laser-guided to increase the chances of hitting their targets. It has a range of up to 4.3 miles (7kms). In this photo: a Starstreak system, manned by members of the British Royal Artillery during a media demonstration in London.
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Soldiers of the German army hold Panzerfaust 3 anti-tank weapons as they participate in a training exercise February 07, 2022 in Munster, Germany. NATO member countries have been sending troops and military hardware to NATO member countries across eastern Europe in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukrainian servicemen examine new T-72 tanks at the yard of Lviv Tank Plant in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. The Czech Republic is reportedly sending Soviet-era T-72 tanks to help Ukrainian forces.
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The British government says it will supply Ukraine with heavily armored Mastiff armored patrol vehicles, armed with grenade launchers and machine guns and designed for heavy combat engagements.
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Two U.S.-made M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) shown here here, April 10, 2021, being deployed by the U.S. Airforce from Germany to the Romanian Coast during a training exercise.
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A US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires salvoes during the second annual "African Lion" military exercise in the Tan-Tan region in southwestern Morocco on June 30, 2022.
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