Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defence | Official website
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced a significant new security assistance package today to address Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This marks the Biden Administration’s fifty-eighth tranche of equipment provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. It is the fifth security assistance package authorized by President Biden since signing the national security supplemental last month, including three Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) packages.
This PDA package, valued at approximately $275 million, aims to support Ukraine in repelling Russia's assault near Kharkiv. The package includes additional precision strike rockets for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), artillery rounds, air-launched munitions, and anti-tank weapons.
The capabilities included in this announcement are:
- Ammunition for HIMARS;
- 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
- 60mm mortar rounds;
- Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;
- Precision aerial munitions;
- Small arms and additional rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades;
- Demolitions munitions;
- Anti-armor mines;
- Tactical vehicles to recover equipment;
- Helmets, body armor, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear protective equipment; and
- Spare parts, maintenance, and other ancillary equipment.
The United States will continue collaborating with around 50 allies and partners to ensure that Ukraine's defenders receive the necessary capabilities to combat Russian aggression.
Publication: Ukraine Fact Sheet - May 24
