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Pentagon Announces New $150 Military Aid Package With Ukraine

Pentagon Announces New $150 Military Aid Package With Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers from 10th Mountain Assault Brigade perform defensive maneuvers with U.S. Soldiers from Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), as part of Rapid Trident 2019, Sept. 26, 2019, near Yavoriv, in western Ukraine. This was the first brigade-sized element live fire conducted between the U.S. and Ukraine (Photo: U.S. Army)

The Pentagon last Friday announced a new $150 million military aid package with Ukraine, which will include delivery of counter-artillery radars, counter-drone systems, secure communications equipment and electronic warfare capabilities. The latest Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative deal is the final for fiscal year 2021, and was approved after the Pentagon and State Department determined Ukraine had made progress on implementing key defense reforms. Officials said capabilities included in the package will “enhance the lethality, command and control, and situational awareness…

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