On September 21, 2023, the US Department of Defense announced the provision of a new package of US military assistance to Ukraine totaling up to $ 325 million. The new package of military assistance to Ukraine is allocated by the order of the US President within his administrative powers (Presidential Drawdown of Security Assistance - PDA) and is an operational allocation of property from the presence of the US Department of Defense. This is the 47th presidential package of military assistance to Ukraine under the PDA from August 2021. At the same time, it is stated that this package includes assistance previously authorized under the PDA, but "saved" as part of the process of revaluation of the volume of previously allocated assistance under the PDA, which ended in June, as well as assistance under the new PDA.
The M1097 HMMWV combat vehicle of the American short-range anti-aircraft missile system AN/TWQ-1 Avenger received by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (c) social networks
As part of the new PDA package, Ukraine should be provided from the presence of the US Department of Defense:
- old AIM-9M Sidewinder short-range air-to-air guided missiles for use as anti-aircraft missiles [presumably as part of NASAMS anti-aircraft missile systems];
- additional number of GMLRS precision guided missiles for HIMARS missile systems;
- Avenger short-range anti-aircraft missile systems [with Stinger anti-aircraft guided missiles];
-12.7 mm machine guns for fighting unmanned aerial vehicles;
- 155 mm artillery rounds, including cluster shells;
- 105 mm artillery shots;
- Javelin anti-tank missile systems;
- TOW anti-tank guided missiles;
- disposable AT4 hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers;
- more than 3 million cartridges for small arms;
- 59 "light tactical vehicles" [apparently referring to the Oshkosh JLTV light armored vehicles];
- demolition charges for mine clearance;
- spare parts and other field equipment.
