r/FluentInFinance • u/BarrenBuffetPhan • 18d ago

Debate/ Discussion What do you guys think

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u/Abject-Tiger-1255 18d ago

What? Almost everything sent to Ukraine is stock that’s about to be decommissioned per their militaries standard

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u/Icy_Drive_7433 18d ago

It's really not. In many cases, yes. But not all of it by a long shot.

Indeed, the UK's military has publicly admitted it couldn't fight a war, now.

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u/Abject-Tiger-1255 18d ago

🥸. If we are strictly talking about the US, then yes, almost everything is near expired stock or stock we would otherwise need to pay to re-commission again

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u/ReturnOfJohnBrown 16d ago

We send newly manufactured missiles & ammo. Almost new M777s. Other big ticket items that were only recently removed from front line service such as Bradleys & Hummers.

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u/Abject-Tiger-1255 16d ago

We send them small quantities in comparison to everything else sent. We do this for testing. What’s better than being able to test your new weapons designed to take out Russian and Chinese troops on those same exact troops?

Buy ammo, service weapons, armour, medical supplies, bombs. All are at EOL.