https://sputnikglobe.com/20230921/biden-announces-128-million-ukraine-security-package-including-hawk-air-defense-battery-1113570766.html
Biden Announces $128 Million Ukraine Security Package Including Hawk Air Defense Battery
Biden Announces $128 Million Ukraine Security Package Including Hawk Air Defense Battery
Sputnik International
US President Joe Biden announced a new security package for Ukraine that will include the second Hawk air defense battery and monthly deliveries of additional weapons systems over the course of the winter.
2023-09-21T22:01+0000
2023-09-21T22:01+0000
2023-09-21T22:22+0000
americas
joe biden
ukraine
high mobility artillery rocket system (himars)
air defense
military aid
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/09/15/1113570609_0:83:1024:659_1920x0_80_0_0_c39997f72828a0f51d5a6b99c3798ae6.jpg
Biden announced that the United States and its allies will continue to provide security systems to Ukraine to support the country's progress in reclaiming its territory.Biden said the newest round of military aid, valued at $128 million, would include the MIM-23 Hawk air defense system, a Vietnam War-era surface-to-air missile system that was replaced by the Patriot missile system in the early 2000s. It also includes AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, Avenger air defense systems, cluster munitions and more ammunition for Ukraine's HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems.In a separate release issued by US Department of Defense, officials indicated the latest military package is worth some $325 million with the inclusion of an additional $197 million in arms and equipment under past drawdowns authorized by the Biden administration.The announcement came as Biden also indicated that the first of several US-supplied Abrams tanks were set to arrive in Ukraine next week. The United States has pledged to send Ukraine 31 Abrams tanks.The announcement came after Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House for bilateral talks as Zelensky has repeatedly called on the US' military aid packages despite continued pushback from US lawmakers.
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230921/mccarthy-says-he-rejected-zelenskys-request-to-address-congress-1113561733.html
https://sputnikglobe.com/20230921/us-may-be-supporting-neo-nazis-by-aiding-ukraine-congressmans-letter-to-blinken-and-austin-1113566796.html
americas
ukraine
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2023
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
hawk air defense; ukraine security package; biden
hawk air defense; ukraine security package; biden
Biden Announces $128 Million Ukraine Security Package Including Hawk Air Defense Battery
22:01 GMT 21.09.2023 (Updated: 22:22 GMT 21.09.2023) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US President Joe Biden announced a new security package for Ukraine that will include the second Hawk air defense battery and monthly deliveries of additional weapons systems over the course of the winter.
Biden announced that the United States and its allies will continue to provide security systems to Ukraine to support the country's progress in reclaiming its territory.
"Together with our allies and partners, we will continue to provide security systems to support Ukraine's progress in reclaiming its territory," Biden said on Friday.
Biden said the newest round of military aid, valued at $128 million, would include the MIM-23 Hawk air defense system, a Vietnam War-era surface-to-air missile system that was replaced by the Patriot missile system in the early 2000s.
It also includes AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, Avenger air defense systems,
cluster munitions and more ammunition for Ukraine's HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems.
21 September 2023, 14:04 GMT
"We're also focused on strengthening Ukraine's air defense capabilities to protect the critical infrastructure that provides heat and light during the coldest and darkest days of the year," Biden said. "That includes providing the second Hawk air defense battery, with steady deliveries of additional Hawk and other systems each month through the winter and the new package of launchers and interceptors."
In a separate release issued by US Department of Defense, officials indicated the latest military package is worth some $325 million with the inclusion of an additional $197 million in arms and equipment under past drawdowns authorized by the Biden administration.
The announcement came as Biden also indicated that the first of several US-supplied Abrams tanks were set to arrive in Ukraine next week. The United States has pledged to send Ukraine 31 Abrams tanks. The announcement came after Biden met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House for bilateral talks as Zelensky has repeatedly called on the US' military aid packages despite
continued pushback from US lawmakers.
21 September 2023, 19:18 GMT
