US planning to provide over $2 billion military aid, longer-range weapons for Ukraine

United States is planning a military aid of approx $2 billion for Ukraine. The aid includes longer-range rockets for the first time, other munitions, and weapons, two US officials.

According to the officials, "weapons aid is expected to be announced as soon as this week. The aid is also expected to include support equipment for Patriot air defense systems, precision-guided munitions, and Javelin anti-tank weapons, officials further stated".

Notably this has came after United States President Joe Biden on Monday said that the US would not provide the F-16 fighter jets sought by Ukraine in its war against Russia.

One of the officials stated that " a portion of the package, expected to be $1.725 billion, would come from a fund known as the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI) which allows President Joe Biden's administration to get weapons from industry rather than from existing US weapons stocks."

According to Reuters, the USAI funds would go towards the purchase of a new weapon, the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB) made by Boeing Co (BA.N), which has a range of 94 miles (150 km).

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