U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine

U.S. announces $138 million in emergency military sales of Hawk missile systems support for Ukraine

"...The State Department has greenlighted an emergency $138 million in foreign military sales for Ukraine to provide critical repairs and spare parts for Kyiv’s Hawk missile systems. The U.S. announced the move Tuesday saying that Ukraine has an urgent need for the maintenance support to keep the missile system running. The announcement follows a similar, small-sized round of $300 million in munitions support the Pentagon announced last month ..."

Reference: apnews.com .

State Department: International Security and Missile Defense

State Department: International Security and Missile Defense

"... discuss three key issues:

First, the United States’ commitment to ballistic missile defense (BMD) and the Fiscal Year 2015 missile defense budget request;

Second, the significant progress that has been made in implementing the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) over the past year; and;

Third, cooperation on missile defense with allies and partners outside of Europe....

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Reference: www.state.gov .