U.S. approves possible sale of javelin missiles worth $47 million to Ukraine

Valery Sharifulin TASS

Valery Sharifulin TASS

The U.S. Department of State has approved deliveries to Ukraine of the Javelin anti-tank missile system, according to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

Ukrainian forces are slated to receive 210 Javelin missiles and 37 command launch units under the terms of the proposed arms sale, an agency statement said. Training, technical assistance, transportation, and other logistical organisation will also be included in the deal, the United States said.

The Kherson region borders Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russian Federation seized in 2014 after sending in masked troops without insignia and staging a referendum considered illegitimate by Ukraine, the United States, and most of the global community.

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Congress has 30 days to stop the deal, but is not expected to as providing lethal aid to Ukraine has been supported by both Republicans and Democrats.

The Pentagon said in a statement on Thursday the proposed sale would not alter the military balance in the region. The Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin Joint Venture would be the prime contractor on the sale. However, these missiles are being provided from U.S. Army stocks and the CLUs will be obtained from on-hand Special Defense Acquisition Fund (SDAF)-purchased stocks.

This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.

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