Up to $500 million of the newly announced aid includes additional Patriot air defense system munitions, artillery rounds, High Mobility Artillery Rocket System missiles and more, according to the Pentagon.
The other $2.1 billion in aid will go toward procuring new equipment from the defense industry for Ukraine, according to the Pentagon. This process can take months or more before the gear arrives in country as it requires awarding contracts and often having equipment built to order.
Ukrainian servicemen unload a Boeing 747-412 plane with the FGM-148 Javelin, American man-portable anti-tank missile provided by US to Ukraine as part of a military support, at Kyiv's airport Boryspil, Feb. 11,2022.
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