United States Provides Another Weapons Package to Ukraine

Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This announcement is the Biden Administration's sixty-third tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, which has an estimated value of $125 million, will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: air defense capabilities; multi-mission radars to detect and counter enemy artillery; and anti-tank weapons.

The capabilities in this announcement include:

Stinger missiles;

Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);

155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition;

Multi-mission radars;

Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles;

Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;

High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) ambulances;

Small arms ammunition;

Demolitions equipment and munitions;

Equipment to protect critical national infrastructure; and

Spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.

The United States will continue to work together with some 50 Allies and partners to ensure Ukraine's brave defenders receive the critical capabilities needed to fight Russian aggression.

Source: Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

Resources

DoD - Department of Defense
HIMARS - High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
HMMWV - High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
PDA - Presidential Drawdown Authority
TOW - Tube launched, Optically tracked, Wire guided

Components : AT4
Weapons : BGM-71G TOW
Weapons : FGM-148F
Armies : HMMWV
Weapons : M30 GMLRS
Weapons : M31 GUMLRS

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