U.S. announces $2.35B military aid for Ukraine

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Gerard Holodak, with the 17th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB), fires an M136E1 AT4-CS confined space light anti-armour weapon at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska on October 12, 2017 | Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Westin Warburton

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The U.S. Department of Defense announced its latest round of military aid to Ukraine last week. A statement issued by the Pentagon said ‘this includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package valued at up to USD 150 million to provide Ukraine with key capabilities, including additional air defence interceptors, artillery and other fires, and anti-tank weapons.’ The Pentagon said this package is the Biden Administration’s sixtieth tranche of equipment to be provided from its inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. The U.S. will also be buying air defence systems for Ukraine worth USD 2.2 billion.

The Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package includes:

1. Missiles for HAWK air defence systems
2. Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)
3. 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds
4. 81mm mortar rounds
5. Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles
6. Javelin and AT4 anti-armour systems
7. Small arms ammunition and grenades
8. Demolitions equipment and munitions
9. Tactical vehicles to tow and haul equipment
10. Tactical air navigation systems and aircraft support equipment
11. Spare parts, maintenance, and other field and ancillary equipment

The U.S. plans to fund the purchase of ‘air defence interceptors using approximately USD 2.2 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds.’ These purchases will be for PATRIOT and NASAMS air defence systems and ‘the Biden Administration plans to accelerate delivery of these munitions by re-sequencing upcoming Foreign Military Sales deliveries for Ukraine.’

According to the Pentagon, the U.S. has ‘committed more than USD 54.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration,’ including more than USD 53.6 billion since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.