OREANDA-NEWS. The United States delivered to Ukraine the first batch under a contract for the purchase of anti-tank missile systems FMG-148 Javelin, which the countries concluded at the end of 2019.

This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine. “For the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, FGM-148E missiles arrived, they are one of the latest modifications of the Javelin anti-tank missiles,” the statement says.

The total cost of the first consignment of shells amounted to more than 27 million US dollars, the agency clarified. In addition to missiles for Javelin, the United States supplied auxiliary equipment.

The rest of the American armaments under the contract should be delivered to Ukraine in 2021–2022, the Defense Ministry added.