This aid package will include "additional missiles for Ukrainian air defense, more ammunition, more air-to-ground munitions, and other equipment to support Ukraine's F-16s," according to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

President Joe Biden says the United States will send nearly $2.5 billion more in weapons to Ukraine.

The Biden administration has announced the final tranche of military aid it will send to Ukraine, amounting to about $500 million.

The United States on Thursday said it is providing military aid to Ukraine amounting to $500 million shortly before President Joe Biden's departure from office. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the announcement during a session of the Ukraine Contact Group at the US military's base in Ramstein in Germany.

The United States has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. It amounts to $500 million, according to US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. He announced in Germany, where he arrived to head the contact group for Ukraine's defense (Ramstein) for the last time before leaving office.

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has announced a US$500 million military aid package during a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein-format meetings, at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.