USA Plans to Commit All $400 Million in Military Aid to Ukraine Allocated for 2026 by September 30

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump plans to contract all $400 million in military aid to Ukraine—approved by Congress—by the end of fiscal year 2026 on September 30.

This was reported by Reuters, citing its own sources.

According to sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, as of the beginning of this week, the administration had already committed $307 million of the $400 million provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). It plans to contract the remaining $93 million by the end of the fiscal year on September 30.

The U.S. Department of Defense, which oversees the USAI program, declined to comment on this information. The first shipments, which include offensive weapons and equipment—specifically spare parts for armored vehicles—began this month.

The remainder, according to sources, is to be delivered by October 2029. At the same time, one of the publication’s sources reported that the package does not include Patriot missiles.

U.S. military aid in 2026

In December 2025, the U.S. passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (NDAA-2026). Although the Trump administration had requested that funding for aid to Ukraine be excluded from the 2026 budget request, lawmakers provided for the continuation of the USAI program and allocated $400 million for 2026. An additional $400 million was allocated for 2027.

Initially, the Senate proposed $500 million, while the House of Representatives proposed $300 million. As a result of negotiations, the parties reached a compromise at $400 million.

Under the USAI, funds are directed not toward direct deliveries from U.S. stockpiles, but toward the production of new weapons by the U.S. defense industry. This also includes training, maintenance, and logistical support.

Key changes in the new budget include defining the conditions under which the Pentagon may redirect weapons that had already been funded for Ukraine in previous budgets, safeguards against such redirection ‘without cause,’ and compensation for redirected shipments.

However, the allocated funds have become a point of contention between the Trump administration and Congress. Democrats and some members of President Donald Trump’s own party have criticized the Pentagon for delaying aid to Ukraine.

The Pentagon unblocked the military aid package for Ukraine only in April 2026, following criticism of the Department of Defense by Senator Mitch McConnell, who chairs the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. In May, following another wave of criticism from senators and congressmen, the Pentagon sent lawmakers a letter outlining a timeline for the use of the funds.

According to this plan, $200 million is earmarked for the purchase of weapons, ammunition, and explosives, and $99.9 million for vehicles, spare parts, and equipment. Another $100 million is to be spent on logistics and other services, including the transportation of defense products to Ukraine.