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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 72%. (I'm a bot)


The Biden administration asked Israel for the old Hawk anti-aircraft missiles it has in storage in order to transfer them to Ukraine, three Israeli and U.S. officials told Axios.
Flashback: Israel purchased the Hawk system from the U.S. in the 1960s to defend itself against Egyptian and Syrian airstrikes.
What they're saying: Earlier this month, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gave a speech at an AIPAC leadership conference in Washington in which he hinted at the U.S. request to Israel for the Hawk missiles.


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At this point it seems like it's let's get all our old shit out for target practice. Plus the losses Russia is taking can only be sustainable for so long at this point. >

thats litrally the plan.  not only does it cement a partnership with a rising local power (ukraine) it shows how much more powerful the west is then the east. our outdated tech manned by people who where only just trained on it can beat  their best. 
bonus is.. we where trying to find a way to get rid of the stuff anyways. and we found a very motivated buyer.. a buyer that woudl spend (very little actual cash) but lots and lots of "power coupons".. the things used in that big international game of politics. >

The bigger gain is Ukrainian natural resources and the buffer state that Moscow never wanted.
What’s worse is that it’s a justified war on the side of the Ukrainians. Which means that the Russians have given Ukrainians a solid reason to start seeing themselves as a separate ethnic group.
We’re seeing the last vestiges of the Russian Empire. Let us hope that it does not mean the end of the world. >

poor Belarus :( >

I thought Hawk missile was obsolete long time ago. >

As was Gepard, out phased from the German army about years ago. Thought to be mostly useless against jet engine fighters.
And then slow flying cruise missiles and drones happened ... >

This conflict has pointed out the need for point defense weapons that can be used against drones.  Think R2D2s on trucks. >

you mean like the c-ram? >

Those things are fucking terrifying with how fast they can target and fire.