Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has provided more than $14.5 billion in aid to our country.. Bill LaPlante, Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Procurement, said this during a briefing at the Pentagon..

Part of the assistance provided was purchased under contracts from defense industry manufacturers as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. But a significant part of the equipment and weapons, worth about $12.5 billion, was provided at the expense of the US own arsenals..

“This means things like Javelin and Stinger missiles, HIMARS multiple rocket launchers and Switchblade unmanned aerial systems, for example, have been removed directly from existing US military inventory to be shipped overseas,” the official said..

In this regard, the Pentagon is doing everything to replenish the number and range of weapons in order to maintain the combat capability of the American army at the required level..

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The Ministry of Defense has reportedly already signed contracts with a number of manufacturers to return to the military units what they shared to support Ukraine.. To optimize and speed up this process, the Ministry of Defense is taking measures to stimulate production and quickly conclude contracts..

According to LaPlante, contracts worth about $1.2 billion have already been signed.. to replenish US military supplies. In particular, about $352 million to replace Javelin missiles, $624 million to replace Stinger missiles and $33 million to replace HIMARS systems..

Contracts worth another $1.2 billion are now being concluded for weapons and equipment that Ukraine will receive under USAI:

these are 155-millimeter ammunition, Switchblade unmanned aerial systems, radar systems and tactical vehicles..

As reported, in late April, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participated in the first meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, where leaders from some 40 countries met to discuss current and future efforts to support Ukraine and help Ukraine preserve its sovereignty..

To date, the contact group includes about 50 countries, yesterday the group completed its fifth meeting at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.