US Details Its Biggest Ukraine Arms Package Yet – By Tara Copp (Defense One) / Aug 24, 2022
The $3B package—announced on the country’s independence day—includes more than 300,000 artillery and mortar rounds.
President Joe Biden announced the largest weapons and aid package yet for Ukraine on Wednesday, a $2.98billion package that would push total U.S. aid well past the annual budgets of at least eight federal programs, including the entire judicial branch.
The weapons and aid will be provided through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative and “will allow Ukraine to acquire air defense systems, artillery systems and munitions, counter-unmanned aerial systems, and radars to ensure it can continue to defend itself over the long term,” Biden said in a statement.
The latest package includes:
- Up to 245,000 rounds of 155mm artillery ammunition.
- Six additional National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile
- Systems with additional munitions for NASAMS.
- Up to 65,000 rounds of 120mm mortar ammunition.
- Up to 24 counter-artillery radars.
- Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems and support equipment for ScanEagle UAS.
- VAMPIRE Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems.
- Laser-guided rocket systems.
- Funding for training, maintenance, and sustainment.
