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U.S. to License Patriot Production in Ukraine
President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week that the United States will grant a license for Ukraine to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors. A House Foreign Affairs Committee member said U.S. defense contractors have an interest in complying with the decision.
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President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a NATO summit meeting this week that the United States will grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors. ’s Raytheon unit. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has sought additional interceptors to counter Russian ballistic missile attacks that have struck cities and other targets during more than four years of war.
A House Foreign Affairs Committee member said U.S. defense contractors including Lockheed Martin Corp. have an interest in allowing Ukraine to produce the weapons. “I think it’s in their best interest to do so for many factors,” the lawmaker said Saturday on Bloomberg This Weekend.
” The lawmaker, who was in Ukraine, said Ukrainian military officials briefed him on domestic drone technology and advances in retaking Russian-occupied territory. “I think Ukrainians can build this thing faster, and maybe even better,” the lawmaker said.
