The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on May 10 that the US State Department has approved the potential sale of three HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine for $30 million.
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| The US State Department has approved the potential sale of three HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine for $30 million. (Source: EDF) |
DSCA, the agency that equips foreign security forces, confirmed in a statement: "The Department of State has made an emergency foreign military sale approval for the provision of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and related logistics and program support to the Government of Ukraine for an estimated cost of $30 million."
Previously, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced on May 9 that Western allies will provide Ukraine with three more HIMARS systems to help the Eastern European country deal with Russia's military campaign.
* Meanwhile, on May 10, Canada and Germany announced that Canada will contribute $76 million to a German-led initiative to raise funds for an air defense system that will be sent to Ukraine.
Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius signed a letter of intent to contribute to Germany's Prompt Action initiative on air defence following a joint meeting in Ottawa.
The initiative will mobilize money and resources from international partners to rapidly source and deliver air defense systems to the Ukrainian battlefield.
Blair said the investment would help Ukraine defend itself against Russian attacks. A spokesman for Blair's office confirmed the money would come from the $1.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine over five years announced in the most recent federal budget.
Canada committed $406 million to buy the NASA Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and missiles from the United States more than a year ago, but production delays have hampered delivery of the system.
This has forced Canada to turn to initiatives like Germany's and a similar British-led initiative, to which Ottawa contributed about $33 million last September.
Similar delays in artillery production have forced Canada to work with the Czech Republic to buy ammunition from European warehouses that could be quickly shipped to Ukraine, at a cost of $53 million.
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