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Thirty-one tanks can outfit three tank companies.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The Pentagon announced it will speed up its delivery of Patriot missiles and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/25\/in-reversal-us-to-send-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine<\/a>, opting to send a refurbished older model that can be ready faster and reach Ukrainian troops fighting Russia\u2019s invasion force by this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original plan was to send Ukraine 31 of the newer M1A2 Abrams, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2023\/02\/23\/tanks-might-not-reach-ukraine-this-year-us-army-secretary-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">could have taken a year or two<\/a> to build and ship. But Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved new plans to send the older M1A1 version from Army stocks, which will be easier for Ukrainian forces to learn to use and maintain as they fight Russia\u2019s invasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDoD, in close coordination with Ukraine, made the decision to buy the M1A1 variant which will enable us to significantly expedite delivery timelines, and deliver this important capability to Ukraine by the fall of this year,\u201d said the Pentagon\u2019s press secretary, Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. will refurbish excess M1 hulls and ship them as the M1A1 SA variant, outfitting the 70-ton behemoths with 120mm cannons and 50-caliber machine guns. Poland in January signed a contract for 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks; U.S. Defense Department officials could not immediately say how they planned to juggle the Ukraine purchase and foreign military sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon is committed to training Ukrainian troops on using and maintaining the tanks, but no details or timeline were forthcoming on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, Patriot surface-to-air guided missile defense systems will be deployed to Ukraine faster than originally planned, Ryder said. That\u2019s because Ukrainian soldiers will complete their training on the systems at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, faster than scheduled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. pledged one Patriot battery in December, and Germany pledged an additional Patriot battery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2023\/01\/25\/in-reversal-us-to-send-31-abrams-tanks-to-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. President Joe Biden announced<\/a> in January he would send 31 General Dynamics Land Systems-made tanks to Ukraine, reversing course after Germany cleared the way for Europe to send its own main battle tanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ukrainian leaders have pressed for the Abrams to strengthen their defenses in anticipation of Russia mounting a spring offensive, and earlier this year Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that August would be \u201ctoo late\u201d for the weapons to make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After visiting the Abrams factory in Lima, Ohio, Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., who co-chairs the Ukraine Caucus, criticized the Biden administration\u2019s pace in deciding to send tanks to Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo folks who think I\u2019m being too strong,\u201d Quigley said, \u201cwhat do you want the Ukrainians to do? Hurl rocks at the Russian tanks?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army officials were saying publicly for weeks that they were wrestling with faster options, once the decision had been made, but it was tough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA tank by itself is not a military capability. You have to send the whole package, and that includes ammunition, vehicles to maintain it, fuel, and you have to do the training on the system so that it can be sustained in combat,\u201d Army acquisition chief Doug Bush said at a Defense News webinar earlier this month. \u201cEfforts are underway to do it as quickly as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond concerns about how quickly the tanks will arrive, it\u2019s unclear whether they will arrive in large enough numbers to make a difference. Thirty-one tanks is enough to outfit three tank companies, said retired Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, former commander of the Army\u2019s Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey need brigades, not companies. 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