Alabama NewsCenter — Javelin anti-tank missiles for Ukraine get Biden praise in Alabama

By Justin Sink, Tony Capaccio and Jennifer Jacobs
Bloomberg

President Joe Biden stressed the importance of U.S. and allied weapons for Ukraine’s defense Tuesday with a visit to a Lockheed Martin Corp. plant in Alabama making Javelin anti-tank missiles, which American and NATO officials say have mauled Russia’s invading armored columns.

Biden urged Congress to authorize an additional $33 billion in aid for Ukraine – with lawmakers warning that stockpiles of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps’ premier anti-tank weapon are becoming depleted due to the war.

“We need more money to make sure the United States can continue to send weapons directly to the frontlines of freedom in Ukraine,” Biden said during a visit to the Troy factory. Biden praised the anti-tank systems as “some of the best, most effective weapons in our arsenal.”

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