The Pentagon claims that
The Pentagon claims that when Biden’s tenure is over, some US weapons might be sent to Ukraine.
Pentagon officials tell VOA that while it will take time for some capabilities to reach Ukraine some. U.S. military transfers to Ukraine might happen after President Joe Biden’s term ends in January.
As you are aware, it is possible for certain systems and equipment to reach US weapons might be. Ukraine in a matter of days or weeks. It does take longer at times.
In answer to a question from VOA on November 14, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh stated. “And it may be longer than weeks; that could be months.”
Singh pointed out that it could take years for weapon supply under the USAI, or Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
The bottom line is that certain equipment does arrive in Ukraine rather swiftly.
However, some of them take longer,” she added.
The Presidential Drawdown Authority, or PDA. And USAI are the two primary programs that the United States has left over to bolster Ukraine’s defense.
First program ensures faster delivery by enabling the provision of weapons from current U.S. stockpiles. The second scheme is buying guns from businesses, which can take more time.
According to the Pentagon. The United States has about $9 billion left over for military aid to Ukraine as of November. Another $7 billion of this is available through the PDA program.
Which includes an additional $2.8 billion made available following accounting adjustments by. The Department of Defense and another $4 billion authorized by Congress in April. There is about $2.2 billion accessible through USAI.
The United States announced a $275 million enhanced security assistance package for Ukraine on November 20. It had ammunition for anti-tank weaponry, artillery rounds, and rocket systems.
The precise amount will be determined by continuing evaluations of Ukraine’s defense requirements and the practicalities of aid distribution.
According to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, it may take some time for Ukraine to receive some weaponry.
He told reporters, “Everything will not be delivered quickly,” when in Italy in October. “For instance, items we are buying today might end up arriving a few months later.”
Before being shipped to Ukraine, some U.S.-stocked equipment gets repaired, the secretary stated. “And once more, it is not quick; it could take weeks or even months,” he added.
Austin emphasized that the Pentagon has given the Ukrainians a plan and is certain that the delivery of weapons will take place on time.
The incoming Trump administration has the option to halt some of the remaining supplies.
However, Austin stated last month in Italy that in this instance, they would have to de-obligate funding that had previously been obligated by the Biden administration.
Between the passage of the supplemental funding by Congress in April and mid-October, the United States has delivered 83% of committed munitions from its stockpiles, 67% of other critical air defense commitments, and 60% of artillery and close air support capabilities, according to Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder on November 12.
We have provided hundreds of thousands of artillery rounds, thousands of armored vehicles, thousands of munitions for HIMARS and antitank weapons, dozens of artillery systems, and significant air defense capabilities, such as a Patriot battery, hundreds of interceptors, and dozens of other systems, Ryder stated since the supplemental was passed.
“And the strategic air defense system deliveries that we agreed to provide at the NATO summit are almost finished, working with our partners and allies,” he stated.
