Pentagon announces $2 bln Ukraine air defense package

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ReutersLast Updated: Jun 09, 2023, 08:46 PM IST

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Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds will be used to purchase the weapons, allowing President Joe Biden's administration to buy weapons from industry rather than pull them from U.S. stocks. Delivery of the weapons and systems depends on their availability and production timeline.

‘We Have No Days Off.’ The Nonstop Work of Ukrainian Air Defenses. — A 26-year-old “shooter”, call-sign Riabyi, who is part of a two-person mobile air defense crew, in the Kyiv region of Ukraine on May 23, 2023. Nearly every success Kyiv has had in the war has been made possible by Ukraine’s continuing ability to deny Russia dominion in the skies, according to military analysts. (Nicole Tung/The New York Times)

The U.S. Department of Defense announced the latest in a series of aid packages for Ukraine on Friday, an additional $2.1 billion in security assistance that it said included critical air defense and ammunition capabilities.

The package includes additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems, Raytheon HAWK air defense systems and missiles, 105mm and 203mm artillery rounds, AeroVironment Puma unmanned aerial systems, laser-guided rocket system munitions and support for training and maintenance, the Defense Department said in a statement.

Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) funds will be used to purchase the weapons, allowing President Joe Biden's administration to buy weapons from industry rather than pull them from U.S. stocks. Delivery of the weapons and systems depends on their availability and production timeline.

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