Popular Mechanics told about the US sending untested weapons to Europe
The United States is sending weapons untested in a real war to Europe to fight Russia, says the American magazine Popular Mechanics.
The publication notes that the FGM-148 Javelin portable anti-tank missile system delivered to Ukraine "was rarely used to destroy tanks, for which it was originally intended."
Another technique is the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle — Dragoon (ICV-D) combat vehicle, equipped with a 30 mm automatic cannon designed to defeat lightly armored vehicles. "Stryker Dragoon has never participated in combat operations," the magazine reminds of the equipment stationed in Germany.
The publication notes that the light army SUV company Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV), which can be deployed in Poland, "is still at the testing stage."
According to the magazine, the fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II fought only against an unprepared enemy. "The F-35 has already participated in combat operations in Afghanistan and against the Islamic State (IS, a terrorist organization banned in Russia) in Syria and Iraq, but in both cases strikes against opponents who do not have air defense (air defense) did not meet resistance. The F-35 did not act against an enemy like Russia, which has advanced air defense systems and fighters," the publication says.
In February, Defense News claimed that in a potential military conflict with Russia in Eastern Europe, in particular, in Ukraine, NATO should abandon the use of American F-35 Lightning II fighters due to the high risk of losing these small and expensive aircraft.
