The previously unreported weapons package includes air defenses, counter-drone systems, exploding drones, and ammunition, one of the US officials said, according to Reuters.
The United States is using funds in its Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) program, which allows President Joe Biden’s administration to buy weapons from industry rather than pull from US weapons stocks.
Among the systems and ammunition the US plans to buy for Kyiv are counter-air defenses made by L3Harris Technologies (LHX.N) called the Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment or VAMPIRE, one of the officials said.
Also included are two different types of loitering munitions, the Phoenix Ghost drone made by AVEVEX, a private company in California, and the Switchblade, made by AeroVironment Inc (AVAV.O).
Additionally, a person briefed on the matter said Ukraine will get a significant number of counter-drone systems made by Australia’s DroneShield Ltd (DRO.AX) alongside radars, sensors and analysis systems.