US Announces $500 Million Arms Package for Ukraine

The Biden administration prepared the arms and equipment for the package under the presidential drawdown authority.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials speak to the media following the unloading of weapons delivered by the U.S. military to Ukraine, on Jan. 25, 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The Department of Defense announced another $500 million in arms and military support for Ukraine on Jan. 9.

The arms package includes RIM-7 surface-to-air missiles, as well as AIM-7 and AIM-9M air-to-air missiles, which the Pentagon said would be used to bolster Ukraine’s air defense capabilities in the war with Russia.