WASHINGTON, May 9. /TASS/. The United States has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine, which totals up to $1.2 billion and includes additional air defense systems and munitions, the US Department of Defense said in a press release on Tuesday.

According to the document, the United States will procure capabilities from industry or partners and will provide them to Ukraine in order "to bolster its air defenses and sustain its artillery ammunition needs."

This package includes "additional air defense systems and munitions; equipment to integrate Western air defense launchers, missiles, and radars with Ukraine’s air defense systems; ammunition for counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems; 155mm artillery rounds; commercial satellite imagery services; support for training, maintenance, and sustainment activities."

On Monday, the Associated Press (AP) announced Washington’s plans to "provide $1.2 billion more in long-term military aid to Ukraine to further bolster its air defenses." The American news agency said that this would involve funding HAWK air-defense systems. The agency added that "this money is to be spent over the coming months or even years.".