U.S. To Send 'Ghost' Combat Drones To Ukraine

U.S. To Send ‘Ghost’ Combat Drones To Ukraine

Kimberly Johnson

Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 05:00 PM ET

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The 'ghost' drone is similar to the Switchblade drone above. [Courtesy: U.S. Department of Defense]

Key Takeaways:

The U.S. announced an $800 million arms package for Ukraine, including heavy artillery with howitzers and 144,000 rounds, and more than 121 new Phoenix Ghost tactical unmanned combat drones.
The Phoenix Ghost drones were rapidly developed by the U.S. Air Force specifically to meet Ukrainian requirements and are designed for tactical aerial operations with a primary focus on attack.
This latest aid package is the eighth drawdown of equipment, bringing the total U.S. security assistance to Ukraine to over $4 billion since the beginning of the Biden Administration, with $3.4 billion committed since Russia's invasion on February 24.

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The U.S. is sending a new $800 million arms package to Ukraine that includes heavy artillery and more than 121 unmanned combat drones that were rapidly developed by the U.S. Air Force for the Ukrainian fight, defense officials announced Thursday.

“[T]he United States and our allies and partners are moving as fast as possible to continue to provide Ukraine the forces that they need the equipment their forces need to defend their nation,” President Joe Biden said.