Paying Premium for Simplicity: US Spends $10.58 Billion on Low-Tech 155mm Shells for Ukraine

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✍️ The US has spent a significant portion of its military aid package to Ukraine on low-tech 155mm artillery shells, despite their lower cost compared to other advanced weapon systems.
👉 The US has provided over 200 155mm Howitzers and over 3 million artillery rounds to Ukraine
👉 The total cost of the artillery shells is around $10.58 billion
👉 The shells account for 23.1% of the total replenishment funding
👉 The massive demand for the shells has strained manufacturing capacities in the US
👉 The US Army has injected additional investments to ramp up production

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - After including 90 155mm Howitzers in two military aid packages to Ukraine in April 2022, the US began to provide thousands rounds of shells of the same caliber to Kiev as part of the military assistance.
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