Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterU.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin speaks after a meeting at the American military's Ramstein Air Base near Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany, September 8, 2022.
REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Seventeen members of Congress told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to speed up a Pentagon security review of a Ukrainian request for large armable drones, according to a letter dated Wednesday and seen by Reuters.
The Biden administration's plan to sell four large, armable drones to Ukraine hit a snag in June because of a fear the unmanned aerial system's sophisticated surveillance equipment might fall into enemy hands, sources had previously told Reuters.
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterPreviously the plan to sell the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones, which has been circulating since March, had been approved by U.S. officials, three people had said.
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Mike Stone in Washington; Editing by Howard GollerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.