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  • A bipartisan group of senators is pressing Lloyd Austin on sending Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine.

    11/23/2022 9:21:31 AM PST · by Red Badger · 36 replies
    https://www.politico.com ^ | November 22, 2022 | Lee Hudson
    The Biden administration has been hesitant to send the drone to Ukraine amid fears that sensitive technologies may end up in Russian hands. What's happening: A group of 16 bipartisan senators, led by Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), is urging Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to answer a series of questions on transferring the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, since the armed drone is Ukraine’s “highest priority” military transfer request. The Biden administration considered transferring the MQ-1C for the last several months across 24 assistance packages. During that time, Russia has started using Iranian TB-2 drones, and the technology is threatening...