The United States has sent a shipment of 60 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) to Ukraine, the U.S. Armed Forces Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) said.
“A shipment of more than 60 Bradleys left North Charleston, South Carolina, last week; they will provide Ukrainian forces with additional offensive and defensive capabilities,” the statement said.
At the same time, it is indicated that the U.S. Transportation Command of the Armed Forces is delivering the first batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine as part of a $2.85 billion military assistance package, which was announced earlier in January.
The Bradley has a three-man crew and can carry up to six infantrymen in a troop compartment. The BMP entered service in 1981, and a total of 9,753 copies of different versions were produced. They were used by U.S. troops in the wars in the Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan.
The total amount of U.S. military aid to Ukraine since February 2022 was $27.1 billion, the command recalled.
