The United States has announced a new package of military assistance to Ukraine, which includes air defense missiles, ammunition for HIMARS, artillery shells, anti-tank systems, and more. This was reported by UNN with reference to the US Department of Defense.
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Today, the Department of Defense announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Decision Augmentation (PDA) package worth up to $200 million to provide Ukraine with key capabilities, including: air defense interceptor missiles; ammunition for rocket systems and artillery; and anti-tank weapons
In addition, DoD is announcing a significant package of support using approximately $1.5 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds.
This package includes capabilities to augment Ukraine's air defenses, fires, and anti-tank weapons, as well as funding to sustain equipment previously committed by the United States.
It is noted that the military aid package included:
- ammunition for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS);
- short- and medium-range air defense munitions;
- RIM-7 air defense missiles;
- electronic warfare equipment;
- Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
- artillery shells of 155 mm and 105 mm caliber;
- mortar shells of 120 mm caliber;
- high-precision aviation munitions;
- tube missiles with optical tracking and wire guidance (TOW);
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-tank systems;
- small arms;
- explosives and equipment and ammunition for detonation;
- secure communication systems;
- commercial satellite imagery services;.
The Pentagon added that this is the twentieth USAI package of the Biden Administration and the sixty-second tranche of equipment to be provided from the Department of Defense's stockpile starting in August 2021.
Recall
Germany announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. It includes Leopard 1 A5 tanks, which Berlin donated jointly with Copenhagen.