US approves repair services for howitzer artillery guns, other military sales to Ukraine

Servicemen fire a howitzer towards Russian troops at position on front line in Donetsk region

FILE PHOTO: A serviceman of the 148th Separate Artillery Zhytomyr Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fires a M777 Howitzer towards Russian troops at a position on the front line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine June 9, 2025. REUTERS/Anatolii Stepanov/File Photo

Source: REUTERS

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of repair and sustainment support for M777 howitzer artillery guns and transportation and consolidation services to Ukraine for an estimated total of $203.5 million, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The principal contractor for equipment, repair services, and sustainment support for the howitzers will be BAE Systems , while the principal contractor for transportation and consolidation services will be determined from approved vendors, the Pentagon said in a statement.

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By Reuters