The Defense Department announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.

The capabilities in this announcement include:

Ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);

155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition;

60mm and 81mm mortar rounds;

Unmanned Aerial Systems;

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

Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems;

Small arms and ammunition;

Demolitions equipment and munitions;

Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear protective equipment;

Spare parts, ancillary equipment, services, training, and transportation.

  • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    Good to see that its mainly ammo. That’s how you can stretch the funding, avoiding sending new, high ticket price systems and just making sure they can use the stuff they’ve already got.