Russia and Ukraine flashpoint

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Ryuu96 said:

US officials, who spoke to The Messenger on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about ongoing operations, said that the US is considering sending up to 30 additional M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine. https://t.co/ixlC6VFY7P

— NOELREPORTS 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@NOELreports) September 25, 2023

The US currently have over 2500 Abrams tanks in stock and are working on the A3 variant to come out late this decade. They don't really need more heavy tanks right now (They start producing the M10 Booker light Tank next year to complement and replace the Abrams on lighter units) but certainly don't want to keep the production lines empty, either. Those 30 tanks would certainly help them bridge the production contracts until then, either by directly producing for Ukraine, or by sending them the older versions in stock (M1A1SA and/or M1A2 SEPv2) and replacing them with the SEPv3 variants currently on the production line.