The State Department approved Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Ukraine of up to sixteen Mark VI Patrol Boats and related equipment for an estimated cost of $600 million.
The Government of Ukraine has requested to buy up to sixteen Mark VI Patrol Boats; thirty-two MSI Seahawk A2 gun systems; twenty Electro-Optics-Infrared Radar (FLIR) ; sixteen Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) 5km loudspeaker systems; sixteen Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems; forty MK44 cannons; communication equipment; support equipment; spare and repair parts; tools and test equipment; technical data and publications; personnel training and training equipment. The estimated total cost is $600 million.
Ukraine will utilize the vessels to better defend its territorial waters and protect other maritime interests.
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