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U.S. Approves $108 M Hawk Support Package for Ukraine

5/22/2026

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Summary

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The State Department approved a $108.1 million sale to sustain Ukraine’s MIM-23 Hawk missile system.
Sierra Nevada Corp. of Englewood, Colorado is the principal contractor.
The package provides spare parts, repair, engineering and logistical support but no new launchers or missiles.
Ukraine first received Hawks in late 2022 and has used them to defend cities and infrastructure from missiles and drones.

History

Historical Context

In 1991 the United States deployed Patriot missile batteries to protect Saudi bases, marking the first large-scale U.S. air-defense aid to the kingdom during the Gulf War. Decades of such support helped make Saudi Arabia one of the world’s biggest arms buyers—U.S. sales totalled over $80 billion from 1951 to 2006. The recent $108 million Hawk spare-parts approval for Ukraine follows the same legacy-system assistance model.

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Story summary

The State Department approved a $108.1 million sale to sustain Ukraine’s MIM-23 Hawk missile system.
Sierra Nevada Corp. of Englewood, Colorado is the principal contractor.
The package provides spare parts, repair, engineering and logistical support but no new launchers or missiles.
Ukraine first received Hawks in late 2022 and has used them to defend cities and infrastructure from missiles and drones.

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