The four drones that the Biden administration plans to give to Ukraine are armed with Hellfire missiles.
The report states that the Gray Eagle drones can gather huge amounts of data for intelligence purposes and allow Ukrainian troops to conduct longer missions as they can fly for at least 30 hours.
If Congress votes against the plan, the sale of the drones could be reversed.
According to Dan Gettinger from Vertical Flight Society, the MQ-1C is a much larger aircraft with a max take-off weight around three times that of the Bayraktar-TB2.
The AeroVironment RQ-20 and Bayraktar-TB2 were used by the Ukrainian forces against Russia.
According to the news agency, the sale would be significant because it would give Ukraine advanced US systems capable of multiple deep strikes.
President Joe Biden said in a statement announcing the new security assistance to Ukraine that it will arm them with new capabilities and advanced weaponry to defend their territory from Russian advances.
The drones made by General Atomics are compatible with a lot of different types of weapons. The Bayraktars have Turkish-made MAM-L missiles.
Once training is completed, the Presidential Drawdown Authority will be used to arm the drones with Hellfire missiles.
Plans to speed up the training of operators for the drones have been drawn up, the news agency reported.
The White House did not reply immediately.
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