The United States approves $ 825 million in ERAM missiles in Ukraine: key features, specifications

The US Defense Ministry has approved the sale of 3,350 ERAM (ATTACK MUNITION MUNITY) cruise missiles launched in Ukraine, worth around $ 825 million. The acquisition is supposed to strengthen the long-range air strike capacity of Ukraine, in particular beyond the visual scope capacity to strike in the Russian territories. Earlier in August, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had won $ 1.5 billion in European allies to buy US weapons.

The Russian state media tass said that the ERAM missile had a 240 to 450 km fork (150–280 miles), with a 500 -pound warhead. According to the American government agency DSCA, it will have a global positioning system (GPS) / inertial navigation systems (EGI) (EGI) with an anti-optimistic module of selective availability (Saasm), the code Y or the M. code manufactured by zone 5 technologies and coppire, the missile is mainly compatible with the F-16 Fighting Falcon and other Ukrainian aircraft MIG-29, SU-27/30.

Eram missile will help Ukraine to engage beyond the fight of the visual range, allowing it to target the Russian supply deposits, command centers and critical infrastructures at the bottom of the occupied territories, including Crimea. About $ 246,000 per unit, the missile is affordable compared to other cruise missiles launched by Air like Flamingo, Storm Shadow (Salvep) and Jassm-Er, which exceed $ 1 million per unit. This allows Ukraine to deploy it in large numbers. Its compatibility with existing Ukrainian planes ensures transparent integration into current military operations.

The Russian-Ukraine war remains intense with a Russian missile strike on Thursday, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 50 years. Zelensky set a deadline on Monday for Russia to agree on a bilateral speech; Impossible to meet him will lead to a new escalation. On the other hand, the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen has little hope for a settlement in the near future and urged European preparation, warning against the continuous aggressive behavior of Russian President Putin.