Pentagon reveals contents of new US$200 million and US$1.5 billion defence packages for Ukraine

HIMARS. Stock photo: Getty Images

The Department of Defense of the US has published a list of armaments which will be transferred to Ukraine within the next military aid package valued at US$200 million, as well as the upcoming US$1.5 billion defence package.

Source: European Pravda with reference to the website of the Pentagon

Details: The Pentagon reported that the US allocated the US$200 million package through the mechanism of the presidential drawdown authority, meaning that the armament is being transferred directly from the storages of the US army.

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In addition to this, the US Defense Department announced the allocation of about US$1.5 billion within the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) which provides for signing long-term contracts with armament manufacturers.

Both packages contain ammunition for HIMARS and NASAMS systems, as well as short- and medium-range air defence munitions, RIM-7 missiles for air defence, 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, 120mm mortar rounds, and precision aerial munitions.

The list also contains Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems, anti-tank TOW guided missiles, radio-electronic warfare equipment, small arms, explosives, secure communications systems, commercial satellite imagery services and spare parts.

“This is the Biden Administration’s twentieth USAI package and sixty-second tranche of equipment to be provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine and since August 2021,” the Pentagon noted.

Background:

• The latest US$225 million military aid package was announced on 11 July. The package included one Patriot air defence system.
• Recently The Pentagon has found errors in its accounting calculations, which have allowed it to allocate additional US$2 billion for weapons for Ukraine.

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