Lloyd J. Austin III Secretary of Defence | Official website
The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced additional security assistance to address Ukraine's critical security and defense needs. This marks the Biden Administration's sixty-fifth tranche of equipment provided from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. The Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, valued at approximately $250 million, aims to bolster Ukraine's capabilities with air defense missiles, munitions for rocket systems and artillery, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons.
The announced capabilities include:
- RIM-7 missiles and support for air defense;
- Stinger missiles;
- Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
- 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition;
- Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles;
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;
- Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles;
- M113 Armored Personnel Carriers;
- Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicles;
- Small arms ammunition and grenades;
- Patrol boats;
- Maritime training equipment;
- Demolitions equipment and munitions;
- Spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.
The United States will continue collaborating with approximately 50 allies and partners through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and its associated capability coalitions to meet Ukraine's urgent battlefield requirements in defending against Russian aggression.
Publication: Ukraine Fact Sheet - Sept. 6, 2024
