United States Sends Additional NASAMS, Stinger, HIMARS, TOW, Javelin and AT4 Munitions to Ukraine as well as Additional Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers

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-ninth 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 $425 million, will provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: air defense interceptors; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; armored vehicles; and anti-tank weapons.

The capabilities in this announcement include:

Munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS)

Stinger missiles

Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) equipment and munitions

Air-to-ground munitions

Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition

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

Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems

Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers

Small arms and ammunition

Medical equipment

Demolitions equipment and munitions; and

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

The United States will continue to work together with some 50 Allies and partners through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and its associated Capability Coalitions to meet Ukraine's urgently needed battlefield requirements and defend against Russian aggression.

Source: Biden Administration Announces Additional Security Assistance for Ukraine

Resources

DoD - Department of Defense
HIMARS - High Mobility Artillery Rocket System
NASAMS - Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System
PDA - Presidential Drawdown Authority
TOW - Tube launched, Optically tracked, Wire guided

Components : AT4
Weapons : BGM-71G TOW
Weapons : FGM-148F
Armies : M1126 Stryker ICV
Weapons : M30 GMLRS
Weapons : M31 GUMLRS
Weapons : SL-AMRAAM
Weapons : Stinger Block 1

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