Biden Administration Announces Historic New Security Assistance Package for Ukraine > U.S. Department of Defense > Release

Today, as we commemorate the second anniversary of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group led by Secretary Austin, the Department of Defense (DoD) announced a historic new security assistance program to meet the needs Ukraine’s current situation on the battlefield and demonstrate the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine. This program, provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) with funding from the President’s newly signed National Security Supplemental Program, includes equipment to augment air defense, Ukraine’s fire and artillery, as well as maintaining capabilities previously committed by Ukraine. UNITED STATES.

Unlike the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which the DoD has continued to leverage to deliver equipment from DoD stockpiles to Ukraine at a historic pace, including with the billion-dollar package announced on April 24, USAI is an authority under which the United States purchases capacity from American industry or industry. the partners. This announcement represents the start of a contracting process to acquire additional priority capabilities for Ukraine.

Capabilities in this announcement, which total up to $6 billion, include:

• Additional ammunition for Patriot air defense systems;
• Additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);
• Equipment to integrate Western launchers, missiles and air defense radars with Ukrainian air defense systems;
• Counter-UAS equipment and systems;
• Ammunition for laser-guided rocket systems;
• Multi-mission radars;
• Counter-artillery radars;
• Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
• 155mm and 152mm artillery shells;
• Precision aerial munitions;
• Switchblade and Puma unmanned aerial systems (UAS);
• Tactical vehicles for towing weapons and equipment;
• Demolition ammunition;
• Components to support Ukrainian production of UAS and other capabilities;
• Small arms and additional ammunition for small arms; And
• Ancillary items and support for training, maintenance and sustainment activities.

This USAI program highlights the United States’ strong and unwavering commitment to meeting Ukraine’s most urgent immediate and long-term capability needs to counter Russian aggression as part of the global coalition that we built with around fifty Allies and partners.