The U.S. government will acquire the Abrams through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI).
Huh? What? We are buying our own tanks from the Ukrainians?
The internal budget transfer to cover reduction in the inventory value of reserve equipment stocks. That is, the US Government is “buying” (actually costing out) its own inventory in a paper transaction.
One day I may try to explain cost accounting.
We are buying our own tanks from the Ukrainians?
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The USAI is a US Program like Lend Lease. We use money in that fund to buy stuff.