Anti-UAV Systems, Armored Vehicles in $300 Million U.S. Aid for Ukraine

The Pentagon is sending weapons worth $300 million to support Ukrainian forces that is currently fighting a Russian invasion.

On April 1, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said the Department of Defense (DoD) notified Congress of additional assistance activities under authority provided by the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).

Capabilities in this package include: Laser-guided rocket systems; Switchblade Tactical UAVs; Puma UAVs; Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems; Armored High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (Humvee); Small-to-large caliber nonstandard ammunition; Night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, and optics; Tactical secure communications systems; Non-standard machine guns; Commercial satellite imagery services; Medical supplies, field equipment, and spare parts.

The U.S. has now committed more than $2.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden Administration, including more than $1.6 billion in security assistance since Russia’s war on Ukraine began, Kirby said.