Abrams tanks will reach Ukraine from the USA not earlier than in a year.

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It may take more than a year to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine from the U.S.

This was stated by U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth (Secretary of the Army is a civilian position in the Pentagon, responsible for all issues related to the needs and tasks of the U.S. Army).

According to the U.S. Army secretary, Washington is still working on plans on how to get tanks to Ukraine.

"We're looking for the fastest way we can get tanks to the Ukrainians", Wormuth said at a meeting with military writers.

But it's not a matter of weeks, I'll tell you that.

None of the options we're considering are about delivery in a few weeks or two months. We're talking about much longer schedules.

But I think there are options that would take less than two years, even less than a year and a half. But, again, we have to weigh the pros and cons of each one".

"In my opinion, it still needs to be decided whether the tanks can arrive in the country before the end of the year" - Christine Wormuth stated.

The U.S. Army secretary said a plan to build tanks from scratch is being considered, among other options presented to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Meanwhile, the generic option is for the U.S. to modernize off-the-shelf options rather than build from scratch.

According to Secretary Wormuth, the U.S. is also considering supplying from "countries we sold tanks to earlier" that could "presumably transfer tanks to the Ukrainians faster, but could sever [because of it] relations with their important allies".

Since the day the U.S. announced that it would deliver M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine along with tanks of other models from partner countries, U.S. officials have repeatedly stressed that the delivery schedule could take a long time.

By the way, this is a brazen manipulation, because there was no talk about supplying tanks together.

The FRG authorities agreed to supply the Leopard tanks to Ukraine only after the U.S. officially announced that it would hand over the Abrams model.

That is, the FRG and other countries agreed only after the U.S. made such a decision and set an example.

The issue is not just tanks, as Christine Wormuth said, but also the support for this military equipment, which would include repair vehicles, ammunition and training of the Ukrainian military to operate the foreign tanks.

Meanwhile, Ukraine has already received several Leopard 2 tanks from Poland.

https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2023/02/24/ili-ishak-sdohnet-tanki-abrams-doedut-iz-ssha-do-ukrainy-ne-ranee-chem-cherez-god

It may take more than a year to send Abrams tanks to Ukraine from the U.S. This was stated by U.S. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth (Secretary of the Army is a civilian position in the Pentagon, responsible for all issues related to the needs and tasks of the U.S. Army). According to the U.S. Army secretary, Washington is still working on plans on how to get tanks to Ukraine. "We're looking for the fastest way we can get tanks to the Ukrainians", Wormuth said at a meeting with military writers. But it's not a matter of weeks, I'll tell you that. None of the options we're considering are about delivery in a few weeks or two months. We're talking about much longer schedules. But I think there are options that would take less than two years, even less than a year and a half. But, again, we have to weigh the pros and cons of each one". "In my opinion, it still needs to be decided whether the tanks can arrive in the country before the end of the year" - Christine Wormuth stated. The U.S. Army secretary said a plan to build tanks from scratch is being considered, among other options presented to U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Meanwhile, the generic option is for the U.S. to modernize off-the-shelf options rather than build from scratch. According to Secretary Wormuth, the U.S. is also considering supplying from "countries we sold tanks to earlier" that could "presumably transfer tanks to the Ukrainians faster, but could sever [because of it] relations with their important allies". Since the day the U.S. announced that it would deliver M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine along with tanks of other models from partner countries, U.S. officials have repeatedly stressed that the delivery schedule could take a long time. By the way, this is a brazen manipulation, because there was no talk about supplying tanks together. The FRG authorities agreed to supply the Leopard tanks to Ukraine only after the U.S. officially announced that it would hand over the Abrams model. That is, the FRG and other countries agreed only after the U.S. made such a decision and set an example. The issue is not just tanks, as Christine Wormuth said, but also the support for this military equipment, which would include repair vehicles, ammunition and training of the Ukrainian military to operate the foreign tanks. Meanwhile, Ukraine has already received several Leopard 2 tanks from Poland. https://eadaily.com/ru/news/2023/02/24/ili-ishak-sdohnet-tanki-abrams-doedut-iz-ssha-do-ukrainy-ne-ranee-chem-cherez-god

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