The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a new package of security assistance for Ukraine, marking the Biden Administration's sixty-ninth tranche of equipment provided from DoD inventories since August 2021. This Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package is valued at approximately $425 million and aims to address Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
The package includes a range of military capabilities such as air defense interceptors, munitions for rocket systems and artillery, armored vehicles, and anti-tank weapons. Specific items listed in the announcement are munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS), Stinger missiles, Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) equipment and munitions, air-to-ground munitions, 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, Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers, small arms and ammunition, medical equipment, demolitions equipment and munitions; along with spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.
The United States remains committed to collaborating with around 50 allies and partners through the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and its associated Capability Coalitions to fulfill Ukraine's urgent battlefield requirements in response to Russian aggression.