{"id":63804,"date":"2023-01-25T17:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T17:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/25\/in-reversal-us-to-send-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:47:44","slug":"in-reversal-us-to-send-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/25\/in-reversal-us-to-send-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"In reversal, US to send 31 Abrams tanks to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 U.S. President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he would send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a>, reversing course after Germany cleared the way for Europe to send scores of main battle tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The moves, hailed by western officials<b> <\/b>as a potential turning point in Ukraine\u2019s war to repel Russia\u2019s invasion, are meant to strengthen Kyiv\u2019s defenses against an expected Russian onslaught this spring and give it the tools to punch through Russia\u2019s battle lines and retake territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden announced the move in a speech flanked by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who Biden said recommended the move, and<b> <\/b>Secretary of State Antony Blinken. 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So we\u2019re also giving Ukraine the parts and equipment necessary to effectively sustain these tanks on the battlefield,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $400 million package includes 120mm rounds and other ammunition; eight tactical vehicles that can tow the 70-ton Abrams; support vehicles and equipment; and funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials said ahead of the announcement the Abrams tanks, which are enough to outfit a Ukrainian tank battalion, will come at the end of a monthslong contracting process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon officials had balked at sending the Abrams over concerns it would be too difficult for Ukraine to operate and maintain, and the u-turn comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/01\/25\/after-us-offer-germany-unleashes-leopard-tanks-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Berlin dropped its opposition to sending Leopard tanks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked by reporters whether Berlin had compelled the U.S. to alter its decision, Biden denied it was a reversal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGermany didn\u2019t force me to change my mind. We wanted to make sure we were all together,\u201d Biden said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we were going to do all along, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials cast the new package as part of the ongoing evolution of Ukraine military aid and the result of recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/20\/ukraines-allies-fail-to-reach-breakthrough-on-sending-new-tanks\/\" target=\"_blank\">high-level diplomacy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. officials told reporters it will take \u201cmonths as opposed to weeks\u201d before the U.S. can deliver the sophisticated yet powerful tanks. 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