{"id":16808,"date":"2023-07-27T08:30:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T05:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=16808"},"modified":"2023-07-27T08:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T05:31:40","slug":"us-to-provide-black-hornet-nano-drones-to-ukraine-in-new-400-million-military-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/us-to-provide-black-hornet-nano-drones-to-ukraine-in-new-400-million-military-package\/","title":{"rendered":"US to provide Black Hornet nano drones to Ukraine in new $400 million military package"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The United States Department of Defense announced a new military aid package for Ukraine valued at up to $400 million. The latest package consists of additional air defense missiles, armored vehicles, anti-aircraft and anti-armor rockets, and small surveillance drones.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The military package is the 43rd security assistance package approved by the United States for Ukraine. Kyiv has received more than $43 billion<\/span><\/a> in the form of military aid from the U.S. since Russia\u2019s invasion in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new $400 million package comes at a time when Ukrainian forces are pushing forwards in their slow-moving counteroffensive against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Black Hornets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time, the U.S. has also pledged to provide Black Hornet surveillance drones to Ukraine. Black Hornets<\/span><\/a> are nano-drones made by\u00a0Teledyne FLIR Technologies. Tiny drones are 10 centimeters in length and only 2.5 centimeters in width, weighing no more than 16 grams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a total flight time of 25 minutes and a range of one kilometer, these drones<\/span><\/a> are primarily used for intelligence gathering and surveillance.\u00a0Ukrainian has previously received and used similar nano drones from the other Western allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UK forces using Black Hornet nano drone. (Image Credit: Daniel Wiepen\/MOD)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In addition, the military package includes munition for the Patriot air defense system<\/span><\/a>, National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS<\/span><\/a>), and Stinger anti-aircraft systems. The package would also provide additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS<\/span><\/a>), 32 Stryker Armored Personnel Carriers, Hydra-70 missiles, mortars, and millions of rounds of small arms ammunition and grenades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The military aid package has been approved under the Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA), which allows a speedy provision of weapons to Ukraine, sometimes arriving within days after the announcement. The PDA allows the U.S. Department of Defense to dispatch materials and defense equipment from the U.S. excess inventory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The latest military package includes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n