U.S. airmen at Dover Air Force Base load an Atlas Air cargo plane with supplies for Ukraine on May 24, 2021. [Courtesy: U.S. Air Force]
Key Takeaways:
Three commercial cargo airlines—Atlas Air, Kalitta Air, and National Airlines—are actively flying lethal U.S. military equipment to Ukraine as part of a major logistics operation.
Operating under existing Defense Department contracts and as part of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet, these airlines are transporting ammunition, Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft systems, and other supplies.
The effort involves shipping over 7 million pounds of material on more than 60 flights from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, to Poland, contributing to over $3.4 billion in U.S. security assistance for Ukraine.
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Freightwaves.com.
At least three commercial cargo airlines are ferrying lethal U.S. military equipment to Ukraine as part of a massive logistics operation to get weapons to front-line fighters and push back Russian invaders.
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Eric is the Air Cargo Market Editor at FreightWaves. An award-winning business journalist with extensive experience covering the logistics sector, Eric spent nearly two years as the Washington, D.C., correspondent for Automotive News, where he focused on regulatory and policy issues surrounding autonomous vehicles, mobility, fuel economy and safety. He has won two regional Gold Medals from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for government coverage and news analysis, and was voted best for feature writing and commentary in the Trade/Newsletter category by the D.C. Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. As associate editor at American Shipper Magazine for more than a decade, he wrote about trade, freight transportation and supply chains. Eric is based in Portland, Oregon. He can be reached for comments and tips at ekulisch@freightwaves.com
