U.S. officials revealed that the United States will speed up the delivery of combat vehicles, which are expected to be delivered to Ukraine in the fall of this year.

The picture shows the US military M1A1 tank.

(Reuters)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] The United States previously announced that it would provide Ukraine with 31 M1 "Abrams" tanks (M1 Abrams). Some US officials revealed that the M1 tanks provided by the US to Ukraine will be mainly old models, and the delivery will be accelerated. The speed of the combat vehicle is expected to be delivered to Ukraine in the fall of this year.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the United States originally wanted to provide Ukraine with 31 M1A2 tanks, but US officials revealed that the plan has changed. Delivery could be faster for the M1A1 SA, a version that can be pulled from Army stock.

A U.S. congressional source familiar with the matter said the program change would speed up delivery by a year.

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Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said the U.S. decision to offer the M1A1 variant, after close consultation with Ukraine, will allow the U.S. to accelerate delivery of this important capability to Ukraine this fall.