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EpicRandy on 20 September 2023
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Ryuu96 said:
Bofferbrauer2 said:

The US are currently battling to raise the debt ceiling, so until that is solved don't expect much from the US.

"At present, Washington still has around $5bn from the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) budget at its disposal; this sum does not have to be spent by the end of FY23 as it has been ‘recovered’ by the Department of Defence, officially as a result of the discovery of an accounting error in which on a number of occasions the value of arms and military equipment transferred to Ukraine was estimated based on replenishment costs rather than the actual value of the equipment transferred to Kyiv."

"The previously approved Congressional aid for Ukraine is already running out, and will only remain in place until the end of fiscal year 2023 (FY23), or 30 September this year." 

Not sure how much they have left before September 30th wipes it out but I would assume it's a lot more than $325m. In addition they've requested another $24bn in aid already for after September 30th. My pathetic reaction is that yeah, it's a pitiful amount, especially on Zelenskyy's visit to the USA and it's also pathetic that ATACMS are still not being sent.

Yes, it seems low, but in reality, IDK. There are many things to consider

  • $5B may seem a lot to dispose of but it must also be used wisely so that they can react more swiftly to a change in condition on the field that may bring a change in equipment requirement to provide.
  • Ukraine also has a certain capacity to use ammunition in X amount of time, provide them too much at any 1 time and it'll cause more to be stored in temporary depots waiting for a Russian missile to blow it all up.
  • Announcing bigger package are sometime more akin to PR move as they are being rolled out in batches over many months and provide Russia with intel on what to expect for something that could have simply been announced with multiples smaller package like this one.

I would certainly like to see more being provided, but it's very hard to judge what's enough and what isn't.  

Also, it's not clear whether the remaining amount auto rolls over for the next year and how likely they'll get the full new 24B after September 30. 

Last edited by EpicRandy - on 20 September 2023