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