US unveils bolstering aid for Ukraine, including Patriot missiles
US providing Ukraine with additional Patriot missiles as part of $6 billion aid package. Missiles will replenish existing Patriot systems and complement NASAMS systems, enhancing Ukraine's air defense capabilities against Russian attacks.
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The US will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defence systems as part of a massive USD 6 billion additional aid package, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday.
The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defence systems and are part of a package that also includes more munitions for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, or NASAMS, and additional gear to integrate Western air defence launchers, missiles and radars into Ukraine's existing weaponry, much of which still dates back to previous Soviet-era systems.
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