United States announces support for Ukrainian drones and weapon purchase.

The United States has announced its support for the production of Ukrainian drones as part of a long-term military aid package. The $6 billion aid package, which was announced on April 26, 2024, includes provisions to “support Ukrainian production of UAS and other capabilities.” The details of what this entails are not yet known. This information was reported by Militarnyi, citing the list of aid released by the U.S. Department of Defense.

In addition to the support for drone production, the United States will also purchase $1.6 billion worth of Ukrainian-made weapons for the Ukrainian Defense Forces, as part of the aid package. The funds for this purchase will be taken from the recently signed aid package for Ukraine, in the amount of almost $61 billion. The report was made by MP and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation, Arsenii Pushkarenko.

ملخص الأخبار

• More than 900 drones were previously transferred to Ukrainian military under the Army of Drones project on November 8, 2023.
• An international fundraising campaign was launched by Ukraine to raise $10 billion from abroad for purchasing Ukrainian-made weapons.
• The US approved the sale of MIM-23 Hawk air defense systems and is considering purchasing 155mm artillery shells from Turkey for Ukraine.