The U.S. State Department has announced the approval of a potential sale to Ukraine of 500 PAC-3 interceptor missiles for Patriot air defense systems, along with related equipment, for a total value of approximately $2.1 billion, a purchase that will be funded by Kyiv’s partners and allies.
"The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible... sale to the Government of Ukraine of Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $2.1 billion, and it is being fully funded by partners and allies," the State Department said in a press release.
In addition to the missiles themselves, Kyiv has requested both classified and unclassified spare parts for the PAC-3 MSE, as well as associated logistics and software support elements, the release states.
Source of information: Global News Agencies including REUTERS / TASS / AFP / ANADOLU / INT.RU / Al Jazeera / CNN
US-Außenministerium genehmigt Verkauf von 500 Patriot-Flugabwehrraketen an die Ukraine für 2,1 Milliarden Dollar
ReplyDeleteDen Kauf der Raketen finanzieren Kanada, Deutschland, Norwegen und die Europäische Union.
The US State Department said on Friday it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion.
ReplyDeleteUkraine will pay for the missiles with contributions from Canada, Germany and Norway routed through the US JUMPSTART program, along with national funds financed by the European Union’s Ukraine Support Loan, the State Department said in a statement.