The press service of the US Department of Defense announced on April 4, 2023, another package of military aid for Ukraine in the amount of 2.6 billion dollars. It will include, in particular, missiles for Patriot, HIMARS and NASAMS, artillery and tank ammunition.
Source: The press service of the US Department of Defense
“Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces critical new security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance with more ammunition for US-provided HIMARS, air defense interceptors, and artillery rounds that Ukraine is using to defend itself, as well as anti-armor systems, small arms, heavy equipment transport vehicles, and maintenance support essential to strengthening Ukraine’s defenders on the battlefield valued at up to $500 million,” informed the press service of the US Department of Defense.
The aid package will include:
- additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems;
- additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
- 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
- 120mm mortar rounds;
- 120mm and 105mm tank ammunition;
- 25mm ammunition;
- tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
- approximately 400 grenade launchers and 200,000 rounds of ammunition;
- 11 tactical vehicles to recover equipment;
- 61 heavy fuel tankers;
- 10 trucks and 10 trailers to transport heavy equipment;
- testing and diagnostic equipment to support vehicle maintenance and repair;
- spare parts and other field equipment.
As part of USAI, the US Department of Defense will provide $2.1 billion worth of arms to Ukraine:
- additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);
- nine counter-Unmanned Aerial System 30mm gun trucks;
- 10 mobile c-UAS laser-guided rocket systems;
- three air surveillance radars;
- 30mm and 23mm anti-aircraft ammunition;
- 130mm and 122mm artillery rounds;
- 122mm GRAD rockets;
- rocket launchers and ammunition;
- 120mm and 81mm mortar systems;
- 120mm, 81mm, and 60mm mortar rounds;
- 120mm tank ammunition;
- javelin anti-armor systems;
- anti-armor rockets;
- precision aerial munitions;
- approximately 3,600 small arms and more than 23,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition;
- seven tactical vehicles to recover equipment;
- eight heavy fuel tankers and 105 fuel trailers;
- armored bridging systems;
- four logistics support vehicles;
- trucks and ten trailers to transport heavy equipment;
- secure communications equipment;
- SATCOM terminals and services;
- funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.
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