By a Staff Reporter: US announces new security aid package for Ukraine. The United States has announced a new $300 million security aid package for Ukraine. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the aid package on Wednesday. According to a statement released by the US Department of Defense, the package includes additional ammunition for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, 155 mm howitzers, 155 mm artillery rounds, mortar rounds (120mm, 81mm and 60mm). The package also includes tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missiles, AT-4 and Carl Gustaf anti-armor weapon systems, Hydra-70 rocket systems, small arms and small arms ammunition, trucks and trailers for transporting heavy equipment, vehicles Test and diagnostic equipment and other parts for maintenance and repair.