{"id":33583,"date":"2023-02-24T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/02\/24\/us-vows-to-send-more-drones-aid-to-ukraine-on-wars-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:49:25","slug":"us-vows-to-send-more-drones-aid-to-ukraine-on-wars-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2023\/02\/24\/us-vows-to-send-more-drones-aid-to-ukraine-on-wars-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"US vows to send more drones, aid to Ukraine on war\u2019s anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 The Pentagon announced Friday morning it would send more drones to Ukraine as part of a new $2 billion package to help in the country\u2019s fight against Russia on the first anniversary of the invasion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new $2 billion in aid includes more ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, more ammunition for 155mm artillery and more munitions for unspecified laser-guided rocket systems. It also includes unspecified counter-drone<\/a> and electronic warfare detection equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pentagon plans to contract for the gear under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which allows the Biden administration to buy weapons from industry rather than draw from U.S. weapon supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The funds would go toward the purchase of a new weapon for Ukraine: the Altius 600, a small drone with a range of 276 miles and endurance of more than 4 hours. The manufacturer, Anduril<\/a> subsidiary Area-I, has said the system can operate as a loitering munition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other drones included are the fixed-wing, vertical takeoff and landing AeroVironment Jump 20 \u2015 a surveillance drone that can fly for 14 hours and has a range of 185 kilometers \u2015 and a system called K8, from CyberLux, a company that makes quadcopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\t