US Approves $2.1 Billion Patriot Missile Sale to Ukraine
Ukraine will pay with allied contributions and European Union-backed funds as the deal aims to speed air defense deliveries before winter.
- On Friday, the U.S. State Department approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion, according to a department statement.
- Contributions from Canada, Germany, and Norway routed through the U.S. JUMPSTART program, along with European Union Ukraine Support Loan funds, will finance the missile purchase.
- Lockheed Martin serves as the principal contractor and plans to triple PAC-3 MSE production capacity by 2030, increasing jobs at its Camden, Arkansas, plant by 50 per cent to about 1,850.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned earlier this week that Ukraine had waited nearly a month for approval, citing intensified Russian attacks on energy infrastructure requiring urgent defensive supplies.
- The U.S. utilizes the PURL program to facilitate missile purchases by NATO allies, as Pentagon negotiators press contractors to accelerate production and manage inventory concerns amid ongoing operations.
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Dagens industriThe Ukrainian president has repeatedly called for faster delivery of missiles to the war-torn country.
The United States has approved one of the most important arms deliveries for Ukraine this year. The State Department announced Friday, 30 October, that it gave a green light to the sale of 500 Patriot missiles, in a contract estimated at $2.1 billion, thereby strengthening Kiev's anti-air defence capabilities at a critical time of the war, when energy infrastructure and large Ukrainian cities are increasingly targeted by attacks with Russian mis…
The USA release a delivery worth 2.1 billion dollars. Germany also participates in the financing. News in the blog.
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