The US Defense Department announced it would provide $775 million in additional military assistance to Ukraine through Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), a senior defence official has told CNN on Friday.
According to the official, the package includes:
· Additional ammunition for the high mobility artillery rocket system (HIMARS) that it provided to Kyiv earlier
· 16 howitzers and ammunition
· 1,000 Javelins
· Mine-clearing equipment
· 15 ScanEagle drones to assist with targeting reconnaissance for Ukraine’s artillery
· 40 mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs) that will allow the Ukrainians to move through mined areas
· High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs) for Ukraine to target Russian radars
· 1,500 tube-launched optically-tracked wire-guided missiles (TOW missiles) to target Russian armor
· Additional Humvees
· Tactical secure communication systems
· Demolition munitions
· Night vision devices
· Thermal imagery systems
· Optics and laser rangefinders
With this latest package, the Biden administration has now committed more than $10 billion in security assistance to Ukraine. This is the 19th PDA package the department has provided Ukraine with since August 2021.