US announces another $100 Million Arms Package to Ukraine
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday, where he announced a new $100 million weapons package for Ukraine and insisted the US would provide long-term support for the war against Russia despite growing signs to the contrary.
“I announced today another $100 million drawdown using Presidential Drawdown Authority to provide additional artillery munitions, additional interceptors for air defense and a number of anti-tank weapons as well,” Austin told reporters.
The Presidential Drawdown Authority allows the US to ship weapons to Ukraine directly from Pentagon stockpiles. The US has about $5 billion left in PDA to arm Ukraine, which became available due to a Pentagon “accounting error” that overvalued previous arms shipments.
According to the Pentagon, the new arms package includes the following:
- Stinger anti-aircraft missiles
- One High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and additional ammunition
- 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds
- Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles
- Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems
- More than 3 million rounds of small arms ammunition
- Demolitions munitions for obstacle clearing
- Cold weather gear
- Spare parts, maintenance, and other ancillary equipment
