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Recently, there have been warnings of a shortage Western Defense StocksAnd the weak production capacity to make up for this shortage, especially with regard to the basic weapons that Ukraine relies on in the war.
Company warned "Northrop Gruman" One of the largest US defense companies, from the ability of weapons stockpiles to serve long-term combat, demanded that Western governments clarify their position on the industry’s ability to provide weapons in the Ukraine war.
Earlier, the United States relied on Northrop Grumman to supply Ukrainian army Medium-sized ammunition and Bushmaster automatic guns.
newspaper pointed out "Financial Times" The British newspaper pointed out that the West is suffering from a shortage of weapons, which affects its ability to supply Ukraine with its weapons needs, and the newspaper cited the request of the United States from a company "the roots" To manufacture 1,300 missiles "stinger" Instead of missiles sent to Ukraine, the company commented that manufacturing requires time, especially since it is the first order in 18 years.
The company’s response is similar "next" French defensive with the previous reply, commenting on the request French government Manufactures cannons of the type "Caesar howitzer" After sending 18 guns to Ukraine, the company said it needed about a year and a half to complete the job.
The newspaper attributed the crisis to the production of NATO In the past years, it has focused on advanced weapons and systems that are inappropriate for the current Ukrainian war.
arming Ukraine
From the first moment of the war, the Ukrainian forces relied on Soviet-made tanks, vehicles, cannons and air defense systems sent by Western countries and the United States from Eastern European countries to Kiev, where they provided Poland tanks "At – 72" The Soviet Union, and Slovakia sent a Soviet anti-aircraft missile system "S-300".
Kyiv also received Western weapons from the United States and European countries, including cannons "howitzer" and rockets "himars" and rockets "Javelin" Anti-tank and other "stinger" Anti-aircraft and armored vehicles "mastiff" and combat helicopters.
Despite the diversity of sources of armament for the Ukrainian forces, Soviet weapons Its backbone is its ease of use compared to American and Western weapons, which raises a question about the fact that the West is facing a dilemma in sending more weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.
In response to this question, Jassim Muhammad, an expert on international security issues, said in an interview with "Sky News Arabia"that the crisis is related to two factors, the first factor is the type of limited weapons used by the Ukrainian army against Russia Such as cannons, tanks, and former Soviet planes, which he trained on, so Western countries are looking for weapons that are easy for Ukrainian forces to use in battles without training.
While the other factor is related to the fact that most Western countries, when providing military aid to Ukraine, keep a certain rate of weapons in warehouses so that their reserves and capabilities are not affected. For example, Germany and the United States have a stockpile of weapons in warehouses, but they do not provide weapons to Kiev from them, in order to maintain a rate of combat abilities Both countries prefer doing deals with arms manufacturers.
Despite the West’s slowness in sending weapons to Ukraine or mentioning an upcoming crisis, Muhammad expects NATO to continue arming Kiev with military supplies to bet Western countries, led by the United States, on prolonging the war.
political maneuver
For his part, Brigadier General Samir Ragheb, a strategic expert, considers that talking about the suffering of the West is lacking weapon He contradicts his movements before the start of the war, wondering how American intelligence warned of the outbreak of a Russian war in Ukraine months before, without the warehouses of the United States and NATO countries equipped with weapons.
Ragheb explains in his statements to the site "Sky News Arabia"that sending insufficient or delayed weapons to Ukraine is related only to the details of allocation and transportation and not to a shortage of stock, especially since the West sends used weapons in its stores to replace them later with new weapons, stressing that NATO force Military to meet the needs of small countries such as Ukraine.
He finds that the West’s position on arming Ukraine is nothing but "political quibble" In anticipation of the next step from Russia, especially after its threat with nuclear weapons or the conflict outside the borders of Ukraine in case the West escalates its military supplies to Kiev.
The size of NATO defense spending for 2021 amounted to about 1.1 trillion dollars, while the Russian defense budget amounted to about 66 billion dollars.
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Recently, there have been warnings of a shortage Western Defense StocksAnd the weak production capacity to make up for this shortage, especially with regard to the basic weapons that Ukraine relies on in the war.
The company warnedNorthrop GrumanOne of the largest US defense companies, on the ability of weapons stockpiles to serve long-term combat, demanded that Western governments clarify their position on the industry’s ability to provide weapons in the Ukraine war.
Earlier, the United States relied on Northrop Grumman to supply Ukrainian army Medium-sized ammunition and Bushmaster automatic guns.
The British newspaper, Financial Times, indicated that the West is suffering from a shortage of weapons, which affects its ability to supply Ukraine with its weapons needs, and the newspaper cited the request of the United States from a companythe roots“To manufacture 1,300 “Stinger” missiles instead of the missiles sent to Ukraine, where the company commented that manufacturing requires time, especially since it is the first order in 18 years.
The response of the French defense company “Nexter” was similar to the previous response, commenting on a request French government The company manufactures “Caesar howitzers” after sending 18 cannons to Ukraine, and the company said it needs about a year and a half to complete the task.
The newspaper attributed the crisis to the production of NATO In the past years, it has focused on advanced weapons and systems that are inappropriate for the current Ukrainian war.
arming Ukraine
From the first moment of the war, the Ukrainian forces relied on Soviet-made tanks, vehicles, cannons and air defense systems sent by Western countries and the United States from Eastern European countries to Kiev, where they provided Poland Soviet T-72 tanks, and Slovakia sent a Soviet S-300 anti-aircraft missile system.
Kyiv also received Western weapons from the United States and European countries, including howitzers, HIMARS missiles, Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft and armored vehicles.mastiffand combat helicopters.
Despite the diversity of sources of armament for the Ukrainian forces, Soviet weapons Its backbone is its ease of use compared to American and Western weapons, which raises a question about the fact that the West is facing a dilemma in sending more weapons and ammunition to Ukraine.
In response to this question, Jassim Muhammad, an expert on international security issues, said in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, that the crisis is related to two factors, the first factor is the type of limited weapons used by the Ukrainian army against Russia Such as cannons, tanks, and former Soviet planes, which he trained on, so Western countries are looking for weapons that are easy for Ukrainian forces to use in battles without training.
While the other factor is related to the fact that most Western countries, when providing military aid to Ukraine, keep a certain rate of weapons in warehouses so that their reserves and capabilities are not affected. For example, Germany and the United States have a stockpile of weapons in warehouses, but they do not provide weapons to Kiev from them, in order to maintain a rate of combat abilities Both countries prefer doing deals with arms manufacturers.
Despite the West’s slowness in sending weapons to Ukraine or mentioning an upcoming crisis, Muhammad expects NATO to continue arming Kiev with military supplies to bet Western countries, led by the United States, on prolonging the war.
political maneuver
For his part, Brigadier General Samir Ragheb, a strategic expert, considers that talking about the suffering of the West is lacking weapon He contradicts his movements before the start of the war, wondering how American intelligence warned of the outbreak of a Russian war in Ukraine months before, without the warehouses of the United States and NATO countries equipped with weapons.
In his statements to Sky News Arabia, Ragheb explained that sending insufficient or delayed weapons to Ukraine is only related to the details of allocation and transportation, and not to a shortage of stock, especially since the West sends used weapons in its stores to replace them later with new weapons, stressing that NATO force Military to meet the needs of small countries such as Ukraine.
He finds that the West’s position on arming Ukraine is nothing but a “political contest” in anticipation of Russia’s next step, especially after its threat with nuclear weapons or conflict outside Ukraine’s borders in the event the West escalates its military supplies to Kiev.
The size of NATO defense spending for 2021 amounted to about 1.1 trillion dollars, while the Russian defense budget amounted to about 66 billion dollars.