The United States will provide Ukraine with $2.4 billion worth of weapons as part of a new military aid package, according to the Pentagon and the White House press services. As noted by the Pentagon, the package will provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems, drones, and air-to-ground munitions, while also strengthening Ukraine’s defense industrial base and supporting its maintenance and logistical needs. The weapons will be supplied to Ukraine under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), meaning they will be purchased from industry rather than drawn from US stockpiles. …