Overview

• Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby approved up to two shipments worth up to $500 million each, according to Reuters sources.
• The deliveries are expected to prioritize air-defense systems to counter intensified Russian drone and missile strikes.
• The Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List enables NATO allies to pool funds to buy U.S.-made weapons from American inventories, with potential deliveries totaling about $10 billion.
• The packages could ship soon pending administrative and logistical steps, and the Pentagon has not publicly confirmed the approvals.
• This marks the first security assistance initiated during President Trump’s second term after months of relying on sales or previously authorized transfers.