U.S. Approves $100 Million Equipment Maintenance Support for Ukraine
20 May, 2024 The US military maintains the M1A2 Abrams tank.
2015. Photo credits: dvdshub.net The U.S.
State Department approves £100 million worth of services for sustainment support of various U.S. systems for Ukraine. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, under Foreign Military Sales, the services will also include related equipment.
The Agency informed Congress of the possibility of implementing this program on May 16, 2024. "The Government of Ukraine has requested to buy equipment and services for sustainment support of vehicles and weapon systems," the Defense Security Cooperation Agency stated. The request was made under the Cooperative Logistics Supply Support Arrangement (CLSSA) or the Simplified Non-Standard Acquisition Program (SNAP), as well as other related elements of logistics and program support.
The US military maintains the M1A2 Abrams tank.
2023. Photo credits: dvdshub.net
The release also emphasizes that Ukraine has an urgent need to strengthen local sustainment capabilities to maintain high operational rates for U.S.-provided vehicles and weapon systems. "This sustainment support will directly contribute to Ukraine's battlefield effectiveness through improved logistics and will contribute to more resilient and rapid repair cycle times," reads the statement of the Agency.
The principal contractors will be determined from approved vendors. Currently, the Ukrainian troops are using a wide range of U.S. military equipment and systems.
The AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system in service with the 1129th 'Bila Tserkva' Air Defence Missile Regiment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, June 2023
The United States supplies Ukraine with armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, tanks, engineering vehicles, and air defense systems. At the same time, military units in Ukraine are trying to restore various systems on their own.
Recently, Ukrainian craftsmen demonstrated the process of restoring M777 howitzers.
Ukrainian military workshop for servicing M777 howitzers. April, 2024. Ukraine.
Frame from the video of Deutsche Welle
As previously reported, Rheinmetall recently opened a defense plant in the Romanian city of Medias, which will service military vehicles of Ukraine.