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US unveils $425m arms package for Ukraine

16.10.2024 23:30
The United States has unveiled a new USD 425 million arms package for Ukraine's defence against Russia.
Photo: Ukrainian President Press OfficeUPI Photo
Photo: Ukrainian President Press Office/UPI Photo via PAP/Newscom

According to a statement by the UDepartment of Defense, the new package includes air defense capabilities; air-to-ground weapons; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; armored vehicles; and anti-tank weapons.

The package contains additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS); RIM-7 missiles and support for air defense; Stinger anti-aircraft missiles; ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); air-to-ground munitions; and 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, according to the Pentagon.

Washington will also provide Kyiv with Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles; Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems; High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs); small arms and ammunition; grenades, thermals, and training equipment.

Other capabilities include demolitions equipment and munitions; and spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training and transportation, the statement said.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has committed around USD 59.1 billion in security assistance to help the country defend itself, the UDepartment of Defense said.

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Source: IAR, PAP, defense.gov, ukrinform.net