On Friday, the Department of Defense told reporters that President Joe Biden approved a new $775 million round of security assistance for Ukraine. While announcing the eighteenth weapons package in the past six months, a senior defense said the US had adopted a tradition of giving Kiev "what they need, when they need it."
For the first time, the US will be sending ScanEagle Drones. The UAVs are made by a subsidiary of Boeing and are used for surveillance. The Pentagon said other allies may have sent ScanEagle drones to Ukraine but was unsure if Kiev has deployed any on the battlefield.
The Pentagon made the announcement to select reporters who and the official spoke on the condition of anonymity. The Defense Department claims the new package brings total military aid to Ukraine to $10.6 billion since Russia invaded on February 24.
According to Voice of America reporter Jeff Seldin, the package will also include ammo for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), 16 105mm Howitzers, 36,000 artillery rounds, High Speed AntiRadar Missiles (HARM), 1,000 anti-armor TOW missiles, 1,000 Javelin anti-armor missiles and mine clearing equipment.
A source told Politico that the eighteenth round of security aid would include Raytheon-made Excalibur precision-guided munitions. The arms dealer’s website claims the munitions can extend the range and improve the accuracy of some artillery systems up to 40 kilometers. Reuters reporter Idress Ali said the Excalibur munitions were not included in this weapons package.
Kyle Anzalone is the opinion editor of Antiwar.com, news editor of the Libertarian Institute, and co-host of Conflicts of Interest.
Bet Tel Aviv is getting jealous of Ukraine.
Hi Lily
Wouldn’t it be hilarious if Amerikkka had to cut out some of IsraHell’s welfare in order to fund the Ukrainazia regime? 😁
That won’t happen, will it? Wash. will just take more money from Americans and give it away; that’s ejsy Wash. does best. Gotta keep those AIPAC donations coming in.
“Pentagon Announces New $775 Million Weapons Package for Ukraine”
Govt solar farms? What, are you crazy? That would cost money.
I’m thinking about arranging for my state to get invaded just to see how much money we can get. My guess is, not much…
Good one Donna!
;-}
Do you know someone in government who would share with you? In that case you would be ok, if not too bad, just cannon fodder.
Ha, ha, ha, lol… 😉
Not unless you use the magic words: Russia, Russia, Russia. Then? The sky’s the limit.
Notice that not a single one of these items does anything to help Ukraine actually WIN this war, or retake any territory; just the kind of stuff that allows for both sides to continue to pummel each other’s territory (not necessarily their soldiers, who are mobile).
Ukraine will NEVER be able to counterattack until they develop trained, mobile combined arms forces including tanks, armored fighting vehicles, armored self propelled (NOT towed pieces like the M777) artillery, armored breaching equipment, and air support. All stuff they will never get, could never build themselves, and no one will ever give them.
So just more death and destruction dropped on Ukrainian civilians by BOTH sides (because any civilian on the Russian side is by Zelensky’s definition a traitor and deserves death). And we are neck deep in complicity. Makes me sick.
Well said.
Everything you said they will never get, it’s what they are getting.
Wrong again Sparky. Re-read the list in the article, it’s very clear. NO meaningful offensive weaponry in the categories I listed.
And as far as all aid to date, they have received NO modern battle tanks, just cast off ex soviet junk and not much of that; NO modern IFVs, from anyone, NO useable air support, a bare handful of armored SP artillery, (which they are having problems maintaining – see the earlier story about how dissatisfied they are with the dozen-odd PZH2000), NO armored breaching equipment.
But certainly Zelensky and his handlers have been lining their pockets, to the tune of some 70% of all aid packages, but then I assume you consider CBS to be just another “tool of Putin”.
Again, the list you mentioned initially is what Ukraine is getting. You never mentioned MODERN in your initial list.
Plus, we now know that MODERN is not entirely essential against the Russian paper tiger. All they have to their advantage is more cannon fodders, way more artillery to level cities, and Nukes.
What Ukraine is getting is More like a combination of quantity and key weaponry.
I Don’t need to hear the anti Zelensky propaganda. I already know everyone here loves Putin and hates Zelensky.
No they’re not which is why the month old counterattack in Kherson is still only a rumor. Just where are all these offensive weapons? Every Ukraine propaganda clip is exactly the same – 1 Caesar truck mounted howitzer or 2 HIMARS in an open field shooting at the horizon
It’s a joke
Even if they get all of it, would they have the trained troops to use it? There are reports that some special troops, Special
Forces and Seals some 500 will be moved to Baumholder in Germany, close to the big Air Base in Ramstein. Zelensky needs boots on the ground.
Ukraine can`t win the war they don`t have the infantry numbers , NATO has a proxy war going with Russia and they ain`t going to give it up.
By now the Ukrainians below the paid for neo-Nazi leadership should know, they are no more than cannon fodder for American interests, which are Regime Change, Navalny comes to mind, and a devastated Russia so the USA can take control of the natural resources.
Yay! Amerikkkan taxpayers get to fund more targets for Russia!
ByeDone—-you senile old warmonger—what the f*ck will it take to get through to what’s left of your brain? Send NEGOTIATORS, you sh*t-faced moron!
Why not just declare that Ukraine is the 51st state of the United States since they are getting more m0ney than some US states. That is sarcasm by the way.
Joey Biden has already taken in 100,000 Ukrainian citizens also. The Biden government is as absurd as Joey Biden is a senile dementia toddler.
Just what we all need. The USA has plenty of spare money and weapons but NO BRAINS or decency. Get Ze to negotiate while there is anything left to bargain about.
I fear that we are close to spread the war to NATO country, Europe, Biden is pushing, the sudden Crimea incidents are not by accident.
I wonder how many of these weapons will be sold to the highest, or any bidder?
Many will turn up in Russia / China / India then back engineered
The MIC is the gift that keeps on giving…
More accurate: The MIC is the grift that keeps on theaving.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel just like in Vietnam.
Actually, Biden is working hard to get NATO on the battle field, a little more sabotage in Crimea might help to get there.
That weekly check keeps getting higher each time. We are the suckers, there is more to come, just wait until after the election.
I wonder how many Raytheon shares the Biden family holds?