From Himars projectiles to Bradley: What weapons can Ukraine get from the United States through DCS

On Wednesday, April 30, 2025, US Presidential Administration Donald Trump announced a Congress on the approval of defense products to Ukraine worth at least $ 50 million through a direct commercial sales program is the first such permission after Trump's return to the White House in January 2025. Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) provides for contracts between foreign customers and US companies licensed to export defense goods and services.

The agreement includes not only weapons, but also technical data and defense services. Such sales are usually not advertised in public, unlike state programs for the sale of military equipment. According to the Analytics on the Security of Kolby Badhwar from the exact research group, from 2015 to 2023, the United States exported defense products and services to Ukraine through DCS more than $ 1. 6 billion.

He noted that the current decision was a surprise for those who envisaged the full termination of Ukraine's support by the Trump administration. The license for sale was submitted to Congress in accordance with the ARMS Export Control Act Export Act. This law authorizes the US President to regulate the export and import of defense goods and services. The official notice was received from the management of the legislative cases of the State Department. Dr.

Michael Sesire, a defense and security researcher in a non -profit Rand organization, emphasized that the continuation of Ukraine's military support would increase the US influence in the region. "The Trump administration seeks to achieve a long cease ceasefire in Ukraine. This requires levers of influence on both Kiev and Moscow," he said. Military expert Oleg Zhdanov stressed that the White House's decision reflects the characteristic feature of Donald Trump - the thinking of a businessman.

According to him, the agreement is mutually beneficial, although it may include certain concessions from Ukraine. "The main feature of Trump's character has worked here is a business approach to politics. Ukraine has signed the agreement, Trump won as he believes. It is somewhere, he was squeezed with this agreement, but she is not bad for Ukraine. As businessmen say: Bash, you expert.

He noted that Trump had been responsible for the sale of congress weapons, distanced from direct political pressure. He also explained that permission concerns direct sales, where the Pentagon will sell weapons from warehouses. According to Zhdanov, the nomenclature of weapons will depend on the needs of the General Staff of Ukraine. "The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine will apply for the purchase of weapons, the US will set us a price, we will coordinate it and purchase it," the expert continues.

Zhdanov stressed that the direct commercial sales program is non -public, but its launch opens access to the necessary weapons to Ukraine. The expert also emphasized the importance of the fact of approval - the most important thing that the train moved from the place that the US, that Donald Trump and his administration were quietly agreed to give Ukraine permission to buy weapons by weapons by direct purchases.

Military expert, founder of BO "Reactive Mail" Pavel Narozhny believes that $ 50 million. - This is a relatively small amount for the purchase of modern weapons. They can buy or 250 shots for HIMARS systems or about 20,000 such shells 155 mm. According to him, Ukraine can also buy armored vehicles, which the Armed Forces needs in huge quantities. These can be Hummer or Humvee or M2 Bradley. According to the wake, weapons for $ 50 million.

It is a purely symbolic gesture that is not enough for the forces of Ukraine's defense forces. "20,000 shots, if we imagine that the forces of defense have purchased quality shells, they will be enough for them, well, days, it can be ten days," the expert calculated. According to Zhdanov, Ukraine has a large enough financial resource for the purchase of weapons. "As for money, G7 has made the decision to allocate a loan for 2025 in the amount of $ 50 billion.

This loan will be repaid by calculating interest on frozen assets of the Russian Federation in the event," the expert says. He also added that these funds allow Ukraine to plan large -scale purchases, including Patriot systems, which was recently spoken by President Zelensky - "We need 10 Patriot Divisions, and we are ready to buy them. " Recall that Ukraine and the US have signed a mineral agreement, the preparation of which lasted the last two months.