Pentagon to provide Ukraine with TOW missiles and Javelin anti-tank missiles as part of US$1.25 billion package

As part of an increase in security assistance, the United States is providing Ukraine with a US$1.25 billion military aid package that includes the transfer of weapons from Pentagon warehouses, which will, in particular, strengthen Ukraine's air defence.

Source: European Pravda, citing a statement by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken

Details: Blinken said that as part of an increase in security assistance, the United States is providing another significant package of much-needed weapons and equipment to Ukrainian partners defending themselves against Russian aggression.

This additional assistance, which includes the transfer of weapons from Pentagon stockpiles, is valued at US$1.25 billion.

This package and the US$1.22 billion Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) package were announced by US President Joe Biden on 30 December.

Blinken said that the US$1.25 billion military aid package for Ukraine includes:

• counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) munitions; 
• air defence munitions; 
• ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS); 
• 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition; 
• air-to-ground munitions; 
• Javelin and AT-4 anti-armor systems; 
• Tube-launched, Optically guided, Wire-tracked (TOW) missiles; 
• ammunition for crew-served weapons and fragmentation grenades;
• demolitions equipment and munitions; 
• communication, training, software, clothing and individual equipment; 
• spare parts; 
• ancillary equipment, 
• training and transportation. 

Quote from Blinken: "The United States and more than 50 nations stand united to ensure Ukraine has the capabilities it needs to defend itself against Russia’s aggression." 

Background:

• As reported, the Pentagon suggests that the Biden administration is unlikely to spend all the remaining funds for armed support to Ukraine under the PDA programme (US$5.6 billion), which Congress has allocated to send weapons and other military assistance to Ukraine.
• The WSJ wrote that the Biden administration will not have time to send military aid to Ukraine with all the funds approved by Congress before the end of its term in January 2025, and some of the relevant powers will be transferred to Donald Trump's team.
• The Pentagon says it has reached the limit of weapons it can send to Ukraine on a monthly basis without compromising its own combat capability, and is also facing logistical problems in delivery.

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