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U.S. Approves New $725 Million Weapons Package For Ukraine

U.S. Approves New $725 Million Weapons Package For Ukraine
Pallets of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine are secured onto a plane during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

The U.S. on Friday approved a new $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, including additional GMLRS munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launchers. The new security aid deal, which includes capabilities to be drawn from existing Pentagon inventories, also covers 23,000 155mm artillery rounds, 500 precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds, 5,000 155 rounds of Remote Anti-Armor Mine systems, 5,000 anti-tank weapons, High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM), over 200 Humvees, small arms and more than 2 million rounds of associated ammunition.…

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