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U.S. OKs Over $650 Million In Potential Weapons Maintenance Deals With Ukraine

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, July 24th, 2025

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U.S. OKs Over $650 Million In Potential Weapons Maintenance Deals With Ukraine

An airman with the 436th Aerial Port Squadron loads cargo during a Ukraine security assistance mission at Dover AFB, Del. on Jan. 13, 2023 (DoD Photo)

The State Department has approved over $650 million in potential deals with Ukraine for maintenance and sustainment of various weapon systems. The four separate Foreign Military Sales (FMS) cases cover support for Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, HAWK Phase III missile systems, M109 self-propelled howitzers and U.S.-provided air defense systems. The arms sales update with Ukraine follows President Donald Trump’s recent announcement detailing a new plan for NATO countries to also purchase “billions of dollars” in U.S. military equipment via the…

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