Monday, November 4
The United States announced a new $1.2B security assistance package for Ukraine.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
The latest package includes 155 mm artillery rounds, additional air defense systems and munitions, drone ammunition, and equipment to help integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles, and radar with Ukraine’s existing systems.
According to the Pentagon, the package will fall under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which means it will be contracted and purchased from manufacturers instead of pulled directly from Defense Department stocks in a drawdown. Instead of supplying Ukraine with the weapons it needs, USAI packages are intended to create a medium- and long-term supply chains for Ukraine.
With the new package announcement, the US marks $37.6 B in military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including $36.9 B since the beginning of the war in February 2022.
