U.S. military assistance to Ukraine Since August 2021, the U.S. government has approved 18 packages of military equipment to Ukraine, worth some $9.8 billion in total KEY WEAPON SYSTEMS 16 HIMARS long-range precision- guided rocket launchers and ammunition (above) 700+ Switchblade tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) 700 Phoenix Ghost tactical UAVs 126 155mm towed howitzers and up to 561,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition 7,500+ Javelin anti-armour systems (above) 1,400+ Stinger anti-aircraft systems 20 Mi-17 “Hip” Russian-designed helicopters, originally purchased by U.S. for Afghan air force OTHER SELECTED EQUIPMENT 20,000+ other anti-armour systems 72,000 105mm artillery rounds 126 vehicles to tow howitzers 200 M113 armoured personnel carriers (above) 100s of other armoured vehicles 2 NASAMS surface-to-air missile systems with munitions 20 120mm mortar systems 10,000+ small arms 75,000 sets of body armour and helmets Puma reconnaissance UAVs Unmanned coastal defence boats 26 counter-artillery radars 4 air surveillance radars 2 Harpoon missile launchers Claymore anti-personnel mines C-4 explosives and demolition equipment for obstacle clearing Sources: AP, CRS, U.S. Department of Defence Pictures: DoD, Flickr © GRAPHIC NEWS