Overview

• US and Ukrainian teams are completing technical arrangements to ship paused defense packages following a stockpile review.
• President Trump will employ up to $300 million in presidential drawdown authority to expedite weapons deliveries from Pentagon stocks.
• The Senate Armed Services Committee approved $500 million in draft NDAA funding to extend the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative through 2028.
• United States military and NATO officials are crafting a framework for NATO to purchase and transfer Patriot air-defense systems to Ukraine.
• Germany has pledged two Patriot batteries and Norway one under the evolving NATO mechanism to bolster Ukraine’s air defenses.