Hydra 70 missiles included for first time: US to announce $300 million military aid package for Ukraine - media

This was reported by Reuters, SkyNews, and Politico Journalist Lara Seligman on Twitter.

According to media reports, the Biden administration plans to announce a $300 million military aid package for Ukraine. According to officials, it will include artillery and mortar ammunition, trucks, equipment, spare parts, and Hydra 70 short-range unguided air defense rockets taken from US surplus stocks. Also, according to media reports, the new US package includes the transfer of 155-millimeter howitzers to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Hydra 70 is a 70 mm diameter American unguided aircraft missile manufactured by General Dynamics. They are usually loaded into a 19-round launcher that is mounted under the wing of an airplane or helicopter.

• On April 19, the White House announced a new $325 million military aid package for Ukraine, including artillery shells and ammunition for HIMARS.

• The day before, during an online briefing, White House National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby noted that the United States had delivered almost 100% of the military aid Ukraine had requested and intended to deliver a new package of support in the near future.