Biden Administration Unveils New Wave of Security Support for Ukraine

Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) declared further security assistance to address Ukraine’s urgent security and defense requirements as part of the increase in security support that the President ordered to place Ukraine in the most advantageous situation. This encompasses the approval of a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package, estimated at $1.25 billion, to equip Ukraine with additional capabilities to satisfy its most pressing demands, including: air defense missiles; munitions for rocket systems and artillery; and anti-tank armaments.

Furthermore, the DoD revealed an approximate $1.22 billion Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package to furnish Ukraine with more air defense, air-to-ground support, Unmanned Aerial Systems, and other capacities to counter Russian aggression.

The capabilities encompassed in this announcement consist of:

•    Munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);

•    HAWK air defense munitions;

•    Stinger missiles;

•    Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) munitions;

•    Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);

•    155mm and 105mm artillery rounds;

•    Air-to-ground munitions;

•    High-speed Anti-radiation missiles (HARMs);

•    Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS);

•    Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;

•    Tube-launched, Optically guided, Wire-tracked (TOW) missiles;

•    Small arms, ammunition, and grenades;

•    Demolitions tools and munitions;

•    Secure communications tools;

•    Commercial satellite imagery services;

•    Medical supplies;

•    Clothing and personal gear; and

•    Replacement parts, maintenance and logistical support, ancillary equipment, services, training, and logistics.

This marks the Biden Administration’s twenty-third USAI package and the seventy-third batch of equipment to be supplied from DoD inventories for Ukraine since August 2021.

The United States maintains collaboration with approximately 50 allies and partners via the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and its related Capability Coalitions to extend the assistance Ukraine requires to triumph over Russian aggression.