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The United States is preparing a new $1.1 billion arms package
for Ukraine that will be announced soon, U.S. officials said on
Tuesday, reports citing .
The officials said on condition of anonymity that the package
will be announced in coming days.
It is expected to use funds from the Ukraine Security Assistance
Initiative (USAI) appropriated by Congress to allow the Biden
administration to procure weapons from industry rather than from
existing U.S. weapons stocks.
The package will include HIMARS launcher systems, accompanying
munitions, various types of counter drone systems and radar
systems, along with spares, training and technical support, a
source briefed on the plan said.
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