Pennsylvania, Arizona and Texas benefit from US funding for Ukraine arms, Pentagon says
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Many of the weapons sent to Ukraine are replaced through billions of dollars worth of new contracts won by US companies that employ US workers.
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WASHINGTON - Pennsylvania, Arizona and Texas are among US states benefiting most from funding and investment to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russia, a breakdown of spending by the Pentagon showed on Sept 7.
Pennsylvania, a swing state in the Nov 5 presidential election, has received the most of any state with US$2.52 billion (S$3.2 billion) in spending and investments to build arms and ammunition in support of Ukraine's effort to repel Russia's invasion, according to Pentagon documents released on Sept 7.
Ten months ago, the Biden administration first started circulating state level data on Capitol Hill to gather more support from Republicans.
Since 2023, the Biden administration has been emphasising that many of the weapons sent to Kyiv would be replaced through billions of dollars worth of new contracts won by US companies that employ US workers.
Companies such as RTX's Raytheon in Arizona, which makes Patriot missile systems, and General Dynamics, which makes the artillery shells that are manufactured across multiple states including Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas, have seen billions in contracts.
Arizona saw US$2.02 billion of spending and investments related to Ukraine, while Texas had US$1.85 billion.
The Sept 7 documents gave a state-by-state breakdown for the US$41.7 billion worth of purchases, investments, and replacement spending on all manner of systems across more than 35 states to support Ukraine. REUTERS
