DOD's latest aid package for Ukraine includes depleted uranium tank ammo

The Defense Department today announced a $175 million weapons package for Ukraine that will be drawn directly from U.S. stocks, including depleted uranium ammunition for Abrams tanks that is slated to arrive on the battlefield this fall.

The package includes:

• Equipment to support Ukraine's air defense systems;

• Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);

• 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;

• 81mm mortars systems and rounds;

• 120mm depleted uranium tank ammunition for Abrams tanks;

• Tube-Launched, Optically Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles;

• Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;

• Over 3 million rounds of small arms ammunition;

• Tactical air navigation systems;

• Tactical secure communications systems and support equipment;

• Demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing; and

• Spare parts, maintenance, and other field equipment.

The Pentagon says the United States has committed more than $43 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the start of an ongoing Russian invasion that began in February 2022.