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Pentagon Considers Redirecting Ukraine Weapons Aid to US Stockpiles
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A memo issued last month by the Pentagon’s top policy official grants the US Department of Defense the option to redirect certain weapons and equipment originally designated for Ukraine back into American stockpiles, CNN reported on August 8, citing four sources familiar with the document
According to CNN, the measure could shift billions of dollars in military aid from Kyiv to replenishing the United States’ own dwindling reserves.
The development deepens uncertainty over the future of US arms deliveries to Ukraine, coming just days before President Donald Trump’s expected meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
While Trump has approved a plan to sell US weapons to Ukraine through NATO, concerns persist within the Pentagon about depleting critical American stockpiles—especially interceptor missiles, air defense systems, and artillery ammunition—amid the ongoing war with Russia.
CNN also reported on July 8 that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a halt to the shipment of 155 mm artillery rounds and air-defense systems bound for Ukraine—along with other high-demand munitions—without informing senior White House officials.
The pause was part of a broader Pentagon review led by policy chief Elbridge Colby, which identified low inventories of key weapons. Plans to redirect some Patriot interceptor missiles, Stinger air-defense systems, and guided multiple-launch rocket system munitions back into US stockpiles were outlined in the action memo that ultimately reached Hegseth’s desk.
Earlier, it was reported that Ukraine will receive 33,000 AI-powered drone guidance modules from US-German software developer Auterion under a new $50 million contract funded by the US Department of Defense.
