Patriot, ammunition for HIMARS, HARM: what is included in the US aid to Ukraine for $1.8 billion
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The US State Department has announced a new package of US military aid to Ukraine, consisting of two parts – one that will be provided from the Pentagon’s reserves for $1 billion, and a separate one for another $800 million.
As the Washington Post points out, we are talking about a Patriot battery, ammunition for HIMARS, shells for mortar systems and much more.
List of $1 billion in military aid:
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- One Patriot battery and ammunition
- Ammunition for the HIMARS artillery system (quantity not specified)
- 500 155 mm artillery shells with precision guidance
- Ten 120-mm mortar systems
- 10 thousand 120-mm mortar rounds
- Ten 82-mm mortar systems
- Ten 60-mm mortar systems
- 37 Cougar MRAP
- 120 HMMWV vehicles
- Six armored general purpose trucks
- Unspecified amount of HARM
- On the named number of JDAM
- More than 2.7 thousand units of grenade launchers and small arms
- Claymore anti-personnel ammunition
- Night vision devices
- Optics
- Secure communication systems
- Body armor
List of US military aid for 800 million dollars:
- 45 thousand 152 mm artillery shells
- 20 thousand 122 mm artillery shells
- 50 thousand 122 mm rockets for BM-21 Grad systems
- 100 thousand 125 mm tank ammunition
- SATCOM terminals
- Payment of training and maintenance
Here’s the full rundown: $1.85 billion in new military assistance to Ukraine
— $1 Billion under State’s Presidential Drawdown Authority
— $850 million in support under DoD’s Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative pic.twitter.com/OVmUrVM3Uo
— Andrew deGrandpré (@adegrandpre) December 21, 2022
Source: The Washington Post
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