IG: Pentagon lacked plan to sustain weapons sent to Ukraine

By Nickolai Sukharev, Dan Schere / February 21, 2024 at 4:28 PM
The Defense Department did not develop or implement a plan to sustain the combat vehicles and air defense systems provided to Ukraine as military aid beyond 2024, according to the Pentagon's inspector general. “DOD officials acknowledged that the existing efforts did not constitute a sustainment plan and had not yet identified the following sustainment efforts to facilitate Ukraine’s sustainment beyond the end of FY 2024,” according to a redacted IG report released today . The IG report adds that the...

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