In the upcoming days, the US will make a fresh commitment to provide Kyiv with $1.3 billion in military assistance in its fight with Russia, according to two US officials.
US announce military aid for Ukraine: One of the US officials claimed that the previously unknown arsenal of weapons also includes air defences, anti-drone systems, drones that explode, and ammo.
Utilising funding from the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) programme, the US is enabling President Joe Biden’s administration to purchase weapons from the private sector rather than using US arms inventories.
According to one of the officials, L3Harris Technologies’ Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment, also known as VAMPIRE, is among the systems and ammunition the US intends to purchase for Kyiv.
AeroVironment Inc. includes two distinct kinds of loitering weapons: the Switchblade and the Phoenix Ghost drone by AVEVEX, a private Californian business.
Along with radars, sensors, and analysis systems, a person briefed on the situation added that Ukraine will also receive a sizable quantity of counter-drone equipment built by Australia’s DroneShield Ltd.
The Ukraine Defence Contact Group, an alliance supporting Kyiv as Ukraine pushes its counteroffensive against Russian invading forces, met virtually on Tuesday in conjunction with the US Department of Defense’s upcoming declaration of security assistance to Ukraine.
Delivery of the systems and weaponry is contingent upon their production schedule and availability. Up until the announcement, the package’s value and contents may also vary.
Under the USAI in fiscal 2023, the Pentagon gave Ukraine security assistance totaling more than $10.8 billion in seven distinct payments. The eighth bundle was anticipated. Washington used USAI money totaling $6.3 billion in the fiscal year that ended on September 30, 2022, to make purchases for Ukraine’s defence.