DOD announces $400M weapons package for Ukraine

The Defense Department has announced a $400 million transfer of U.S. weapons to Ukraine to combat the ongoing Russian invasion, including air defense munitions, artillery rounds, armored vehicles and anti-tank systems.

The package being provided to Ukraine via Presidential Drawdown Authority includes:

• Munitions for Patriot air defense systems;
• Munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);
• Stinger anti-aircraft missiles;
• Equipment to integrate Western launchers, missiles and radars with Ukrainian systems;
• Additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and ammunition;
• 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
• Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles;
• M113 Armored Personnel Carriers;
• Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles;
• Trailers to transport heavy equipment;
• Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;
• Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;
• Precision aerial munitions;
• High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);
• Small arms and ammunition;
• Demolitions munitions and equipment;
• Coastal and riverine patrol boats;
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear protective equipment; and
• Spare parts, training munitions, maintenance and other ancillary equipment.

The announcement is the 57th tranche of equipment the Biden administration has provided to Ukraine via PDA since August 2021. It is the second PDA to be announced since Congress agreed April 23 to a supplemental spending bill that will provide billions in additional aid to Ukraine.

The first post-supplemental PDA covered $1 billion in U.S. equipment and was announced shortly after the bill was passed.