Yesterday, September 15, 2022, the US announced the 21st Presidential Drawdown of DoD military equipment. This follows from that announced on September 08, 2022, (see US/Ukraine: Further Military Support).
This announcement, is valued at $600 mn, and includes:
- Ammunition for the M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS),
- 1,000 x 155mm precision-guided artillery rounds,
- 36,000 x 105mm rounds of ammunition (likely for the M119),
- 4 x Counter-artillery radars,
- Counter-Unmanned Aerial System,
- Mine-clearing equipment, and
- Night vision devices.
A meeting of "senior armaments directors" from the member nations of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group to discuss Ukrainian needs will be chaired by US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, on September 28, 2022 in Brussels to discuss increased production to meet or offset Ukraine's needs.
A summary of US military equipment supplied so far includes:
- >1,400 Stinger anti-aircraft systems,
- >8,500 Javelin anti-armor systems,
- >32,000 other anti-armor systems,
- >700 Switchblade Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS),
- >126 x 155mm howitzers (M777) and c 806,000 155mm artillery rounds,
- 2,000 x precision-guided 155mm artillery rounds,
- 20 x 105mm howitzers (M119) and 180,000 105mm artillery rounds,
- 16 x M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and ammunition,
- 20 x 120mm mortar systems and 85,000 mortar rounds,
- 1,500 x Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire-guided (TOW) missiles,
- 8 x National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) and missiles,
- High-speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM),
- 20 x Mi-17 helicopters
- Hundreds of armored High-Mobility, Multi-Purpose, Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs),
- 200 x M113 Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs),
- 40 x MaxxPro Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles with mine-rollers,
- Mine-clearing equipment and systems,
- >10,000 grenade launchers and small-arms,
- >60,000,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition,
- >75,000 sets of body-armor and helmets,
- c700 Phoenix Ghost Tactical UAS,
- Puma UAS,
- 15 x Scan Eagle UAS,
- Unmanned coastal defense vehicles,
- >50 x counter-artillery radars,
- 4 x counter-mortar radars
- Counter UAS systems,
- 10 x air surveillance radars,
- 2 x Harpoon coastal defense systems,
- 18 x coastal and riverine patrol boats,
- M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel munitions,
- C-4 explosives, demolition munitions, and demolition equipment for obstacle-clearing,
- Tactical secure communications,
- Night-vision devices, thermal-imagery systems, optics, and laser range-finders,
- Commercial satellite imagery services,
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) protective gear,
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment,
- 100 x armored medical treatment vehicles and medical supplies, and
- Electronic jamming equipment.
The announcement will replenish stocks depleted by Ukraine in their latest activities. Recent Ukrainian activity has, not only constrained Russian campaign objectives in the south and the Donetsk Oblast but has seen significant territorial gains near Kharkiv and smaller successes on the diversionary front near Kherson. If the type of military activity continues, Russia will not be able to sustain their forces as rapidly as Ukraine, likely leading to further losses.
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