The Department of Defense (DOD) on Thursday announced that the United States will send an additional $400 million worth of military equipment to Ukraine.
In a press release, the DOD said the latest drawdown of equipment from U.S. inventories is the 25th authorized by the administration of President Joe Biden since August 2021.
At the White House on Thursday, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the package will include “important air defense contributions” such as missiles for the HAWK air defense system. It will also include four mobile Avenger surface-to-air missile systems that come equipped with Stinger missiles—an air defense system the U.S. has not provided previously to the Ukrainians….