The hot market for American weapons during the war in Ukraine

  The U.S. Department of Defense has already committed nearly $10 billion to replace depleted stockpiles of weapons and ammunition for the Ukrainian army. U.S. defense contractors have received orders from the Pentagon for new weapons totaling $9.7 billion to replace systems sent to Ukraine as military aid against Russia, according to Bloomberg News. This is part of a total of $26 billion that the US Congress has already approved for this purpose. Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor, has already received nearly $2.3 billion of a potential $6 billion and another $1.4 billion of a total of $1.9 billion for its joint venture with RTX, formerly known as Raytheon. , to develop its Javelin anti-tank missile system in order to replenish Ukrainian stocks.

Lockheed is scheduled to receive $1.4 of a potential $5.2 billion to replace the high-precision jet GMLRS. ARTX will receive another $844 million to replace the Patriot PAC-3 MSE anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems delivered to Ukraine. At the same time, ARTX will receive $581 million out of a potential $624 million to replace the American Stinger man-portable air defense systems, while in general, Congress has allocated $18.6 billion to meet Ukraine's long-term defense needs in this area. So far, seven billion dollars of these financial resources have been provided to US companies. ARTIX also has orders from the Pentagon for $1.2 billion of a potential $1.4 billion to supply its NASAMS long-range air defense systems to Ukraine. General Dynamics and other contractors will receive $901 million of a possible $1.4 billion to supply Kyiv with additional 155mm howitzer ammunition.