Significant new military aid packages for Ukraine
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are being announced today at the latest Ramstein summit.
USA
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announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $250 million usd. The package consists of the following...
- Bradley IFVs
- 200 M113 APCs
- MaxxPro / Cougar MRAPS
- RIM-7 air defense missiles
- Stinger air defense missiles
- ATACMS / GMLRS for HIMARS
- 155mm artillery shells
- 105mm artillery shells
- TOW missiles for Bradleys
- Javelin anti-armor missiles
- AT-4 anti-armor rockets
- Small arms ammunition
- Grenades
- Riverine Patrol boats
- Maritime training
- Demolitions equipment / munitions
- Spare parts and ancillary equipment
- Training
The Defense Department announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine's critical security and defense needs.
www.defense.gov
Canada
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has announced its most expansive military aid package for Ukraine. It includes the following...
- 64 LAV Coyote IFVs
- 29 M113 APC chassis (spare parts)
- 50 armored ambulances
- 1300 CRV-7 aviation rockets
- 80,840 aviation rocket motors
- 970 C6 squad machine guns
- 10,500 9mm pistols
- $389 million worth of F-16 pilot training
Note: a group of Ukrainian pilots arrived at the Top Aces facility in Montreal this week to begin F-16 pilot training.
Today, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, and General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, participated in the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany hosted by United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III.
www.canada.ca
Britain
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announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at $213 million usd. It consists of the following...
- 650 Lightweight Multirole Martlet missiles
Germany
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announced the details surrounding their new military aid package. The Germans will send the following...
- 12 IRIS-T SLS air defense systems
- 12 IRIS-T SLM air defense systems
Note: 4 additional IRIS-T air defense systems will arrive in Ukraine by year's end, giving them 11 systems. The remaining 13 systems will arrive in Ukraine during 2025 and 2026.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has confirmed the order of 17 additional IRIS-T air defence systems of various configurations for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
www.google.com