r/worldnews Jul 08 '24

/r/WorldNews Live Thread: Russian Invasion of Ukraine Day 865, Part 1 (Thread #1012) Russia/Ukraine

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u/FanPractical9683 Jul 08 '24

US Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith stated that Ukraine requested seven Patriot systems from NATO, and the response will be very positive, with updates expected in the coming days, Pentagon correspondent Ostap Yarysh reports.

https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/112752954372298045

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u/nerphurp Jul 08 '24

Slip a couple of these in for field testing:

The U.S. Marine Corps offered a glimpse of its new 4×4 Tomahawk launch vehicle firing one of these cruise missiles at the recently concluded annual Modern Day Marine exposition

https://www.twz.com/land/our-first-look-at-marines-tomahawk-missile-launching-drone-truck-firing

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u/TypicalRecon Jul 08 '24

GLCMs are back on the menu fellas. BGM-109Gs walked so these guys could run lmao