The US Navy Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur launches a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during an exercise in May 2019. Photo: US Navy via Reuters
The US Navy Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur launches a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during an exercise in May 2019. Photo: US Navy via Reuters
Ukraine war
World /  Russia & Central Asia

US aims to arm Ukraine with advanced anti-ship missiles to fight Russia

  • Boeing’s Harpoon and Kongsberg and Raytheon’s Naval Strike Missile are being considered, amid concerns the move would intensify the conflict
  • Kyiv is hoping for weapons that will help it defeat Moscow’s naval blockade, allowing the restart of grain shipments worldwide

Reuters
Reuters

Updated: 8:10am, 20 May, 2022

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The US Navy Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur launches a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during an exercise in May 2019. Photo: US Navy via Reuters
The US Navy Arleigh-Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur launches a Harpoon surface-to-surface missile during an exercise in May 2019. Photo: US Navy via Reuters
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