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U.S. OKs $325 Million In New Weapons For Ukraine, As Some GOP Lawmakers Reject To More Aid

U.S. OKs $325 Million In New Weapons For Ukraine, As Some GOP Lawmakers Reject To More Aid
Pallets of ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine are secured onto a plane during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Feb. 28, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II)

The U.S. has approved $325 million in new weapons aid for Ukraine, which arrives as a group of Republican lawmakers affirmed their opposition to further security assistance funding for Kyiv. The new presidential drawdown package, with capabilities to be provided from existing Pentagon inventories, includes RTX’s [RTX] AIM-9M missiles, additional ammunition for Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built HIMARS launchers, Boeing’s [BA] Avenger air defense systems, and more DPICM cluster munitions. Ukraine will also receive .50 caliber machine guns “to counter unmanned aerial…

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