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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Mike Stone

Senators urge Pentagon to reconsider Gray Eagle drones for Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) reads as U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Bradley Saltzman testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be general and chief of space operations at the Defense Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 13, 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

A bipartisan group of 16 U.S. senators pressed the Biden administration to carefully reconsider Ukraine's request for lethal Gray Eagle drones to fight Russia and asked the Pentagon to explain why it has not moved ahead, according to a copy of the letter.

The Biden administration has so far rejected requests for the armable MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone, which has an operational ceiling of 29,000 feet and would represent a great technological leap forward for Ukraine.

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