US provides $3 billion in aid including missiles and fighting vehicles
According to a document seen by news sources, a new U.S. weapons aid package for Ukraine worth more than $3 billion is set to be announced later on Friday and will include Sea Sparrow missiles for air defense and Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
The Sea Sparrow missiles will help to stop Russian missile strikes on Ukraine, which are intended to exhaust Kyiv’s air defenses and damage the country’s energy infrastructure.
The U.S. and Germany have also pledged to send Patriot missile systems to repel Russian missile and drone attacks.
Adding the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow to their arsenal will give Ukraine another layer of anti-air defense. Raytheon Technologies Corp (NYSE:RTX) and General Dynamics Corp (NYSE:GD) are currently in production.
The U.S. Army has used the armored Bradley Fighting Vehicle regularly since the mid-1980s to carry troops around battlefields. The Bradley has a powerful gun. The Army has thousands of vehicles called Bradleys. 000 troops to the Middle East
Approximately 50,000 troops from the United States are being deployed to the Middle East.
On Thursday, Politico reported that the Soviet-era weapon, the Buk launcher, would be using the Sea Sparrow System.