On Friday, November 1, the U.S. State Department announced another $425 million defense aid package for Ukraine. The weapons will be allocated under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) program, i.e., they will be transferred directly from the US military's stockpile.
It should be noted that this is another aid package containing ammunition, the supply of which is really critical for the Defense Forces of Ukraine. First of all, these are missiles for air defense systems, such as NASAMS and Stinger ones.
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It also includes air-to-surface ammunition, missiles for HIMARS systems, 105-mm and 155-mm artillery shells, TOW and Javelin ATGMs and AT-4 anti-tank launchers.
Among other things, it includes equipment to combat UAVs, small arms and ammunition, demolition munitions and equipment, medical equipment, spare parts, support equipment, training and transportation services.
It is worth paying attention to the presence of Stryker armored personnel carriers on the list, or rather, to their likely number.
The fact is that the previous aid package from the United States was announced on October 21, when the US State Department updated the total list of aid transferred, which included 189 Stryker armored personnel carriers.
At the same time, the updated list of November 1 already includes more than 400 units of Stryker APCs, indicating an increase of at least 211 units.
At the same time, the U.S. did not specify how many APCs will be transferred in the new defense aid package, but it is still worth noting that the transferring of more than 400 vehicles to Ukraine.
Earlier Defense Express reported that Ukraine Forces had secretly used V-BAT experimental drones testing them for USA.
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