>The capabilities in this announcement, which totals up to $6 billion, include:
>Additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems;
>Additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);
>Equipment to integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles, and radars with Ukraine’s air defense systems;
>Counter-UAS equipment and systems;
>Munitions for laser-guided rocket systems;
>Multi-mission radars;
>Counter-artillery radars;
>Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
>155mm and 152mm artillery rounds;
>Precision aerial munitions;
>Switchblade and Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS);
>Tactical vehicles to tow weapons and equipment;
>Demolition munitions;
>Components to support Ukrainian production of UAS and other capabilities;
>Small arms and additional small arms ammunition; and
>Ancillary items and support for training, maintenance, and sustainment activities.
Is this in addition to the $60 billion package?
Hopefully everything’s already been sitting in Poland and is on its way to the AFU already.
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As I understand it this is funding of new production of the items mentioned. At a value of 6 billion it funds a heck of a lot of munitions even taking into account the cost of an individual Patriot missile.
The key phrasing here is:
>**This announcement represents the beginning of a contracting process to acquire additional priority capabilities for Ukraine**
Many of the items in this list are a long ways from being deliverable. This is not a “deliver tomorrow” package, but a mix of deliver in 2024-2026 (or later) timeframe, depending on the item.
This is the $6 billion Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative package unofficially revealed yesterday. These are orders being placed for new builds for future delivery – *this specific stuff* will not arrive for months or years.
This is also separate from Presidential Drawdown Authority, where the U.S. sends munitions and equipment that already exist in its inventory. The $1 billion package announced Wednesday comes from that fund and is being delivered immediately, and will likely be followed up by package after package, probably announced every week or two.
I *believe* the total drawdown authority has been raised to $7.8 billion for this fiscal year. What I do not know are the legal specifics of how/whether the money allocated for procurement and operations and maintenance can substitute for drawdown authority (there is a lot of money allocated there: some $13.3 billion under procurement and $34.2 billion under O&M, of which $13.8 billion is going to the USAI, $6 billion of which is being spent in this package right here).
I want war on terror level of funding. Russia is a threat unlike whatever WMDs that we chased after in the middle east.
Ukraine pretty much has shown they can keep Russia’s military in check with the support they have had. Imagine what would happen if they were giving trillions. Plus, they don’t deserve to lose their country and absorbed by Russia.
I hate to say it and have them have to, but Ukraine would be great to keep Putlin in his lane.
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>The capabilities in this announcement, which totals up to $6 billion, include:
>Additional munitions for Patriot air defense systems;
>Additional munitions for National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS);
>Equipment to integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles, and radars with Ukraine’s air defense systems;
>Counter-UAS equipment and systems;
>Munitions for laser-guided rocket systems;
>Multi-mission radars;
>Counter-artillery radars;
>Additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS);
>155mm and 152mm artillery rounds;
>Precision aerial munitions;
>Switchblade and Puma Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS);
>Tactical vehicles to tow weapons and equipment;
>Demolition munitions;
>Components to support Ukrainian production of UAS and other capabilities;
>Small arms and additional small arms ammunition; and
>Ancillary items and support for training, maintenance, and sustainment activities.
Is this in addition to the $60 billion package?
Hopefully everything’s already been sitting in Poland and is on its way to the AFU already.
🇺🇦💙💛🇺🇸
As I understand it this is funding of new production of the items mentioned. At a value of 6 billion it funds a heck of a lot of munitions even taking into account the cost of an individual Patriot missile.
The key phrasing here is:
>**This announcement represents the beginning of a contracting process to acquire additional priority capabilities for Ukraine**
Many of the items in this list are a long ways from being deliverable. This is not a “deliver tomorrow” package, but a mix of deliver in 2024-2026 (or later) timeframe, depending on the item.
This is the $6 billion Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative package unofficially revealed yesterday. These are orders being placed for new builds for future delivery – *this specific stuff* will not arrive for months or years.
This is also separate from Presidential Drawdown Authority, where the U.S. sends munitions and equipment that already exist in its inventory. The $1 billion package announced Wednesday comes from that fund and is being delivered immediately, and will likely be followed up by package after package, probably announced every week or two.
I *believe* the total drawdown authority has been raised to $7.8 billion for this fiscal year. What I do not know are the legal specifics of how/whether the money allocated for procurement and operations and maintenance can substitute for drawdown authority (there is a lot of money allocated there: some $13.3 billion under procurement and $34.2 billion under O&M, of which $13.8 billion is going to the USAI, $6 billion of which is being spent in this package right here).
I want war on terror level of funding. Russia is a threat unlike whatever WMDs that we chased after in the middle east.
Ukraine pretty much has shown they can keep Russia’s military in check with the support they have had. Imagine what would happen if they were giving trillions. Plus, they don’t deserve to lose their country and absorbed by Russia.
I hate to say it and have them have to, but Ukraine would be great to keep Putlin in his lane.