The Department of Defense has announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine, marking the sixty-seventh tranche of equipment provided by the Biden Administration since August 2021. This latest Presidential Drawdown Authority package is valued at approximately $425 million and aims to address Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
The assistance includes a range of capabilities such as air defense systems, air-to-ground weapons, munitions for rocket systems and artillery, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons. Specifically, the package comprises additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), RIM-7 missiles with support for air defense, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), air-to-ground munitions, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, Tube-launched Optically tracked Wire-guided (TOW) missiles, Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems, High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs), small arms and ammunition, grenades, thermals and training equipment. Additionally, it includes demolitions equipment and munitions along with spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.
The United States remains committed to working alongside approximately 50 allies and partners through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group to meet Ukraine's battlefield requirements in its ongoing defense against Russian aggression.
