7/2/2023 0 Comments Harpoon missile ukraine![]() ![]() As for what we’re doing about it, right now we don’t have any naval assets on the Black Sea, we don’t intend to. Mark Milley, “I think it’s quite important to the economy of Ukraine, and many countries in the world depend on Ukrainian grain. Ukraine’s acquisition of the Harpoon missiles couldn’t have come at a better time, as Russia’s blockade of Odessa, Ukraine’s largest port on the Black Sea, has dragged on for over 90 days, which is threatening the global food supply. Austin “I’m especially grateful to Denmark, which announced today that it will provide a Harpoon launcher and missiles to help Ukraine defend its coast.” ![]() The group includes more than 40 ministers and chiefs of defense including Austin and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov. ![]() The Danish government made this pledge during a virtual meeting of the so-called Ukraine Defense Contact Group. SECDEF Lloyd Austin announced on Monday that NATO ally Denmark pledged a quad truck-mounted launcher for Harpoon missiles as a donation to Ukraine. The time-honored Harpoon missile is back in the news - and much to Putin’s chagrin. After all, (1) it is indeed generally painted in a white color scheme, and (2) it’s been around the block a bit, having been introduced in 1975 (which, coincidentally, was also my birth year), and (3) one should definitely not equate the Harpoon’s age with lack of deadliness. Meet the Harpoon Missile: Merriam-Webster provides two definitions for the word hoary : (1) “gray or white with or as if with age ” and (2) “extremely old: ANCIENT.” So then, for the sake of alliteration, the Harpoon anti-ship missile could certainly be dubbed “The Harmful Hoary Harpoon,” in honor of another famous Triple H, that being WWE superstar Hunter Hearst Helmsley. ![]()
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