
The United States has approved a third-party transfer of Raytheon [RTX] Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Raytheon Javelin anti-armor missiles from the Baltic states to aid Ukraine's defense against the Russian invasion. "In 2022, the United States authorized a third-party transfer of defensive lethal equipment from the Baltic states to Ukraine," the Pentagon wrote in an email response to questions. "Latvia and Lithuania will provide Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, and Estonia will provide Javelin anti-armor missiles." Last year,…