{
 "slug": "state-department-usd-2-68-billion-ukraine-air-defense-development-upgrade-s-300-clone-gam-67-missiles-european-contributions-fmf-urif",
 "title": "State Department Approves USD 2.68 Billion Air-Defence Sale to Ukraine — \"S-300 Clone\" and GAM-67 Missiles",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/state-department-usd-2-68-billion-ukraine-air-defense-development-upgrade-s-300-clone-gam-67-missiles-european-contributions-fmf-urif/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/state-department-usd-2-68-billion-ukraine-air-defense-development-upgrade-s-300-clone-gam-67-missiles-european-contributions-fmf-urif/",
 "type": "dispatch",
 "published": "2026-09-18T16:51:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-09-22T19:51:42.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWashington, 18 September 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * The State Department approved on 18 September a possible Foreign Military Sale to Ukraine titled \"Air Defense Development Upgrade\", transmittal 26-90, at an estimated USD 2.68 billion\n * The list: \"S-300 Clone missiles; GAM-67 missiles; Range-Extended Air Defense Laser Guided Rocket missile systems; Improvised Transporter Erector Launcher 1.5; mobile launching system modification kits; RPS 202 counter-Unmanned Aircraft System radars\", ",
 "countries": [
  "russia",
  "ukraine"
 ],
 "domains": [
  "policy"
 ],
 "capabilities": [
  "air-missile-defence"
 ],
 "tags": [
  "defense-policy",
  "iamd-air-missile-defense",
  "russia-ukraine-conflict"
 ],
 "sources": [],
 "entities": [
  "germany",
  "patriot",
  "russia",
  "ukraine"
 ],
 "inferred": {
  "countries": [
   "germany",
   "russia",
   "ukraine"
  ],
  "domains": [],
  "capabilities": [
   "air-missile-defence"
  ]
 }
}