Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a significant new security assistance package to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs. This announcement marks the 58th equipment the Biden Administration will provide to Ukraine from the Department of Defense inventory since August 2021 using Presidential withdrawal authority. This is the fifth security assistance package the President has approved since signing the National Security Supplemental Act last month, and the third package the President has made using Presidential withdrawal authority. This Presidential Draw Authority (PDA) package is part of an effort to help Ukraine repel Russian aggression near Kharkiv and is worth an estimated $275 million. It will provide Ukraine with additional capabilities to meet its most pressing battlefield needs, including additional precision attack rockets, artillery shells, air-launched munitions, and anti-tank weapons for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).
Today’s announced features include:
- Ammunition for HIMARS.
- 155mm and 105mm shells
- 60mm mortar shells;
- Tube-launched optically tracked wire-guided (TOW) missile
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems
- precision aerial weapons;
- Small arms and additional small arms ammunition and grenades.
- explosive weapons;
- Anti-armor mines;
- A tactical vehicle for recovering equipment.
- Helmets, bulletproof vests, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protection gear.
- Spare parts, maintenance and other auxiliary equipment.
The United States will continue to work with our nearly 50 allies and partners to ensure Ukraine’s brave defenders have the critical capabilities they need to combat Russian aggression.
