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U.S. Approves Largest Security Aid Package Yet For Ukraine With $1 Billion In More Weapons

U.S. Approves Largest Security Aid Package Yet For Ukraine With $1 Billion In More Weapons
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin H. Kahl holds a press briefing about the latest security assistance package in support of Ukraine, the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C., Aug. 8, 2022. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

The U.S. has approved sending another $1 billion in weapons aid to Ukraine, the largest such package to date, to include additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers and 155mm artillery systems as well as 1,000 more Javelin missiles. While the latest deal doesn’t include delivery of more rocket launchers or howitzers, Colin Kahl, under secretary of defense for policy, said the package is intended to ensure Ukraine has a steady supply of the ammunition needed for…

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