ATACMS is a short-range ballistic missile (300 kms) that can be fired from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) or the M270 Multiple Launcher Rocket System (MLRS).
Is not there a 4th issue, of the dollar cap on a Presidential Drawdown Authority? It looks like $11 bln per https://www.state.gov/use-of-presidential-drawdown-authority-for-military-assistance-for-ukraine/ If U.S. Congress does not agree to raise it further, there is a tough tradeoff: adding ATACMS to the package would require sending less of something else: air defense, armored vehicles, other munitions...
That is a good point. But I believe UA would prefer ATACMS immediately, even if only a few dozen than more armored vehicles. Where it gets tricky is AD missiles. Also there is always DoD reprogramming and eventually USAI, but would have to check those numbers.
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Is not there a 4th issue, of the dollar cap on a Presidential Drawdown Authority? It looks like $11 bln per https://www.state.gov/use-of-presidential-drawdown-authority-for-military-assistance-for-ukraine/ If U.S. Congress does not agree to raise it further, there is a tough tradeoff: adding ATACMS to the package would require sending less of something else: air defense, armored vehicles, other munitions...
That is a good point. But I believe UA would prefer ATACMS immediately, even if only a few dozen than more armored vehicles. Where it gets tricky is AD missiles. Also there is always DoD reprogramming and eventually USAI, but would have to check those numbers.