US to give Ukraine $500m new aid package to include Bradley, Stryker, HIMARS and Patriot ammunition

By: Myroslav Trinko | 28.06.2023, 08:21
US to give Ukraine $500m new aid package to include Bradley, Stryker, HIMARS and Patriot ammunition

The Pentagon has announced a new $500,000,000 military aid package for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

Here's What We Know

The package includes:

  • Additional ammunition for Patriot air defence systems;
  • Stinger anti-aircraft systems;
  • Additional ammunition for HIMARS;
  • Ammunition and obstacle clearance systems;
  • Demining equipment;
  • 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;
  • 30 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles;
  • 25 Stryker armoured personnel carriers;
  • TOW optically guided missiles;
  • Javelin anti-tank systems;
  • AT-4 anti-tank systems;
  • Anti-armor missiles;
  • HARM High Velocity Anti-Radiation Missiles;
  • High-precision aviation munitions;
  • Grenades, small arms and more than 22 million rounds of small arms ammunition;
  • Thermal imaging systems and night vision equipment;
  • Test and diagnostic equipment to support vehicle maintenance and repair;
  • Spare parts, generators and other field equipment.

Weapons are being allocated from US stockpiles. Deliveries will begin shortly.

Source: Defence