US announces $2.4 billion military aid package for Ukraine: full list of weapons
The United States will provide the Armed Forces of Ukraine with a new $2.4 billion aid package as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), the Pentagon announced, publishing a list of included weaponry.
The package will deliver additional air defense capabilities, drones, and air-to-ground munitions to Ukraine, as well as bolster the country's defense industrial base and support its maintenance and sustainment needs.
The capabilities in this announcement include:
→ Munitions and support for Ukrainian air defense systems;
→ Air-to-ground munitions;
→ Drones and components to support Ukrainian drone production;
→ Equipment to counter unmanned aerial systems;
→ Unmanned surface vessels;
→ Secure communication equipment;
→ Equipment and materiel to support Ukrainian ammunition production;
→ Spare parts, maintenance and sustainment support, and other necessary equipment
Earlier, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the United States had announced significant defense assistance to Ukraine totaling $7.9 billion. The fact of the assistance was also confirmed by US President Joe Biden: $5.5 billion of aid will be provided under the PDA (Presidential Drawdown Authority) program and $2.4 billion under the USAI initiative. The latter is actually an order for weapons production, and this package will take longer to arrive than the one under the first program.
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