Ghost drones, helicopters and howitzers: Here’s a look at the weapons the U.S. is sending Ukraine

A Soldier conducts registration and calibration for the M777A2 howitzer weapon system in Syria, Sept. 30, 2021.

The U.S. has given $3.4 billion in weapons to Ukraine since Russia invaded two months ago.

After eight weeks of war, the latest military aid package of $800 million comes as Russian forces prepare for a renewed fight in the east and south of Ukraine.

The weapons the U.S. has committed to the fight so far are shown here.

AeroVironment Switchblade 600 Drone

The latest security package includes 121 tactical drones called the Phoenix Ghost.

The drones were developed quickly by the Air Force in response to Ukrainian requirements, according to John Kirby.

It provides the same capabilities as the Switchblade series, but not exact. Kirby said that there are other differences in the scope of capability for the Phoenix Ghosts, but that he wouldn't be able to give more detail about those capabilities right now.

The drones manufactured by Aevex are in the U.S. Air Force. Kirby told reporters that U.S. troops will have to train Ukrainian forces on how to operate drones. He did not say when the drones would arrive.

The U.S. has committed at least 300 Switchblade drones from AeroVironment. The Switchblade 300 and 600 are the two versions of the weapon. It wasn't immediately clear which version the U.S. deployed.

The Switchblades are designed to be a single-use or a drone.

The 300 variant is designed to hit small targets. It can fit in a backpack with a range of 10 miles. The weapon is designed to destroy armored vehicles. It has a range of more than 40 miles and is slightly more than 120 pounds.

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, engage a target from a M113A2 armored vehicle during squad maneuver training at Grafenwoehr Training Area on Jan. 14, 2013.

The U.S. has committed hundreds of armored vehicles to Ukrainian forces.

At least 72 tactical vehicles have been allocated by the U.S. military for towing 155mm howitzers.

U.S. Marines with Alpha Battery, Battalion Landing Team 1st Bn., 4th Marines, fire their M777 Lightweight 155mm Howitzer during Exercise Alligator Dagger in Arta Beach, Djibouti, Dec. 18.

The last two U.S. weapons packages for Ukraine have included howitzers. These are the first heavy platforms to be transferred from the U.S. Army to the Ukrainians.

The Pentagon said that the howitzers will have to be trained alongside U.S. troops. The Pentagon said earlier this week that the training was taking place in a location outside of Ukraine but in the region.

The U.S. has sent over 184,000 rounds of howitzers.

U.S. Army Spc. Colton Davis, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 198th Armor Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, fires a Javelin shoulder-fired anti-tank missile during a combined arms live fire exercise as part of Exercise Eastern Action 2019 at Al-Ghalail Range in Qatar, Nov. 14, 2018.

The Javelin portable anti-armor weapons are high on the wish list of the Ukrainian forces. The U.S. has transferred thousands of Javelins to the Ukrainian government.

In addition, the U.S. has committed thousands of anti-aircraft missile systems, portable AT-4 anti-armor systems, and other laser-guided rocket systems to Ukraine.

Russian Mil Mi-17 and Mil Mi-24military helicopters fly over the northeastern Syrian town of al-Malikiyahat the border with Turkey, on June 3, 2020.

Before the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the US agreed to send at least 11 Russian military choppers.

The Mi-17s are personnel transport helicopters that can be armed with cannons and rockets.

10 of the highly mobile AN/TPQ-36 counter-artillery radars have been committed by the U.S. military. The radar system can locate rockets and mortars within a short range.

Two radars from the same company have joined the fight. The front-line air-defense weapons are supposed to be alert when they see hostile planes, helicopters, drones or missiles.

U.S. Army Pvt. Adam Eggers shoots his M4 rifle at a live-fire range on Camp Blessing in Kunar province, Afghanistan, July 27, 2009.

More than 40 million rounds of small arms and machine guns have been sent to Ukraine by the Pentagon.

More than 1 million grenades, mortars and artillery rounds have been dedicated by the U.S.

Soldiers from A Company , 2nd Battalion, The Royal Anglian Regiment sort and pack some of the surplus 84,000 ballistic helmets being shipped to armed forces and emergency workers in Ukraine on March 31, 2022 in Donnington, England. 

More than 30,000 sets of body armor and helmets have been sent to Ukrainian forces by the U.S., according to figures provided by the Pentagon.

Night vision devices, thermal imagery systems, and other forms of militarized optics have also been given to Ukrainian troops.

Medical supplies, as well as equipment used to aid in combat evacuates, have been included in the U.S. Hundreds of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protective equipment have left the U.S.