The US Department of Defence said it would offer weapons worth $988 million to Ukraine over a relatively longer term to boost its military capabilities amid the ongoing war with Russia.
This latest military aid, provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), is said to include HIMARS ammunition, unmanned aerial vehicles, and equipment, parts, and spare parts for maintaining, repairing, and overhauling artillery systems, tanks, and armored vehicles.
According to a statement, this is the 22nd USAI package for Ukraine issued by the Joe Biden administration, Xinhua news agency reported.
Unlike the Presidential Drawdown Authorities whereby weapons are pulled down directly from shelves in the Pentagon's warehouse, weapons in a USAI package are usually procured through contracts signed by the US government with the local manufacturers that often result in longer delivery times.
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