The US has allocated $500 million military aid package to Ukraine
13 December, 2024 Illustrative photo of Ukrainian M142 HIMARS. Photo credits: AFU StratCom The United States has allocated a new military aid package for Ukraine worth £500 million.
The US Department of Defense announced this. The package includes a wide range of ammunition and military equipment. The assistance is provided under the Presidential Drawdown Authority, meaning that the weapons are transferred from US Army warehouses.
This tranche includes ammunition for HIMARS rocket systems, as well as 105mm and 155mm artillery ammunition.
An AGM-88 HARM anti-radiation missile on the Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter. September 2022.
Ukraine. Frame from the video Militarnyi
The Ukrainian military will also receive Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) munitions and High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs). The aid package includes Javelin and TOW anti-tank missiles, AT-4 anti-armor systems and small arms ammunition.
In addition, the package includes HMMWV vehicles; MRAP armored vehicles; light tactical vehicles; unmanned aerial systems; and chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment.
An Oshkosh M-ATV armored vehicle. Photo from open sources
The tranche also includes demolition equipment and ammunition, spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training and transportation. It is noted that the assistance package was part of an expanded security assistance program announced by US President Joe Biden on September 26, 2024.
This is the 72nd such tranche from the Biden administration, which has been provided to Ukraine since August 2021.
M107 155mm high-explosive fragmentation munitions. Illustrative photo
Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a significant new security assistance package for Ukraine worth almost a billion dollars.
This assistance was allocated under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), which includes weapons orders from American manufacturers.
Now, the Biden administration is using the remaining funds approved by Congress to provide military aid to Ukraine.