Air defenses, munitions, support equipment and more: US announces new $1.2bn military aid package for Ukraine


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The US government continues to provide comprehensive support to the armed forces of Ukraine.

What is known

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May, the United States announced a new military aid package worth $1.2 billion.

It will include:

  • additional means of air defense and ammunition;
  • equipment for the integration of Western air defense launchers, missiles and radars with Ukrainian air defense systems;
  • ammunition to counter UAVs;
  • 155 mm artillery shells;
  • commercial satellite imagery services;
  • training and maintenance support.

This package is provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which involves the purchase of ammunition and equipment from manufacturers or partners, and not from Pentagon stocks.