Hawk rocket equipment and Bradley battle armored: US approves the second armament sale for Ukraine in Trump's mandate
An Ukrainian military man from the 47 Mechanized Brigade is preparing a Bradley armored vehicle, near Avdivka, Donetsk Region, on February 11, 2024. Photo: Genya Savilov / AFP / Profimedia
The United States announced on Wednesday that they have approved a $ 322 million armament sale to strengthen Ukraine's anti -aircraft defense and its fighting vehicles.
The announcement of new equipment sales came after Washington temporarily suspended some weapons to Ukraine earlier this month, even though Kiev is experiencing Russia's intense attacks and drones, AFP notes on Thursday.
The sale of equipment for Hawk anti -aircraft defense and maintenance services will cost up to $ 172 million, while Bradley fighter vehicles and services will total up to 150 million dollars, the Agency for Security and Defense Cooperation (DSCA) announced.
The sale of the proposed Hawk equipment “will improve Ukraine's ability to deal with current and future threats, still equipping it to carry out regional self-defense and security missions,” DSCA said.
Bradley equipment and services will contribute to the satisfaction of “urgent need of Ukraine to strengthen local maintenance capacities to maintain high operational rates for vehicles and weapons provided by the United States,” the US Agency said.
The State Department approved the sales, and DSCA has sent the necessary notification to the US Congress, which must approve the transactions.
The latest proposal of sale of military equipment to Ukraine follows another proposal announced in early May, worth $ 310.5 million, for training and maintenance of F-16 fighter jets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the large -scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and was a little willing to end the conflict, despite the pressures from the United States.
Under the leadership of former President Joe Biden, Washington has committed Ukraine's military assistance to over $ 65 billion.
But President Donald Trump, a long -term skeptical about granting Ukraine's support, did not follow this example. He has not announced any new military aid package for Kiev since his return to power in January.
