HIMARS ammunition, GLSDB missiles, Hawk SAMs, Puma UAVs, Jevelin MANPADS and Claymore mines: US announces new $2 200 000 000 military aid package for Ukraine

The US continues to help Ukraine fight the Russian invaders by announcing a new military aid package.

Here's What We Know

The new military power package is for $2,200,000,000. Some of the weapons will be transferred from US stockpiles and some will be ordered from manufacturers.

Weapons from U.S. stockpiles for $425,000,000:

• Additional ammunition for HIMARS;
• additional 120mm artillery rounds;
• 190 large-calibre machine guns with thermal sights and ammunition;
• 181 MRAP vehicles;
• 250 Javelin;
• 2,000 anti-tank missiles;
• Claymore anti-personnel mines;
• explosive ordnance;
• cold weather gear, helmets and other field equipment.

USAI (Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative) arms for $1,750,000,000:

• 2 HAWK AIR DEFENCE GUNS;
• anti-aircraft guns and ammunition;
• equipment to integrate western air defence systems, launchers, missiles and radars with Ukraine's air defence;
• equipment to support Ukraine's existing air defence capabilities;
• generators for air defence;
• anti-UAV equipment;
• 4 air surveillance radars;
• 20 counter-mortar radars;
• Spares for counter-battery radars;
• Puma UAVs;
• guided missiles(GLSDB)
• secure communications equipment;
• medical equipment;
• training, maintenance.

‼️ Pentagon Spox Pat Ryder: Precision-guided rockets in the package for #Ukraine are GLSDB bombs. This will give them a longer-range capability that will enable Ukrainians to conduct operations to defend their country and take back their sovereign territory.

- Ostap Yarysh (@OstapYarysh) February 3, 2023

Source: @OstapYarysh