WASHINGTON — The US State Department said on Friday, October 30, that it had approved the sale of 500 Patriot PAC-3 missiles to Ukraine for an estimated $2.1 billion, Reuters reported. Yaani: $2.1 billion is about 210 crore dollars. Reuters described the approval as one of the most significant steps to supply defensive weapons to Kyiv since the start of the second Trump administration.

Source: Reuters

Ukraine will pay for the interceptor missiles with contributions from Canada, Germany and Norway routed through a programme called US JUMPSTART, along with national funds financed by the European Union's Ukraine Support Loan, the State Department said in its statement. No US funds are involved in the sale. The JUMPSTART programme uses donations from allies to buy weapons, services and training for Ukraine to support its self-defence following Russia's invasion, according to a Pentagon website cited by Reuters. Lockheed Martin is the principal contractor for the Patriot interceptors.

500Patriot PAC-3 MSE interceptor missiles in the approved package
$2.1 billionEstimated cost — yaani about 210 crore dollars
3Donor countries paying via JUMPSTART: Canada, Germany and Norway
3,350Air-launched cruise missiles bought through JUMPSTART in August, worth $825 million

An approval after weeks of waiting

The approval is a major new development in a story Awaaz Punjab has followed through October: Ukraine said it had waited nearly a month for Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to sign off on Patriot missiles, and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged partners to 'unblock' Patriot deliveries, saying Ukraine had received only 24 interceptors in three months. Breaking Defense, reporting the State Department's congressional notification, noted that The Washington Post reported on October 19 that the US appeared to have delayed the transfer of Patriot interceptors amid a falling out between President Donald Trump and Zelenskiy.

Friday's step is an approval of a possible sale, not yet a signed contract or a delivery. The State Department notified Congress on October 30, which opens a congressional review period; only after that can Ukraine and the US government sign a letter of offer and acceptance and the US Army place the order with Lockheed Martin, Defence Blog reported from the notification. The State Department gave no delivery schedule and did not say how the cost will be split among the three donors and the EU-financed share.

Patriot interceptors are among the few systems Ukraine has that can shoot down Russian ballistic missiles, which is why Kyiv has pressed so hard for more of them as Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities and energy sites continue. When the 500 missiles will actually reach Ukraine remains unanswered — but the funding question that held the package up has now been settled on paper: Canada, Germany, Norway and an EU loan will pay, and Washington will supply.

Sources: Reuters, October 30, 2026 (Mike Stone, Washington); US State Department congressional notification as reported by Breaking Defense and Defence Blog, October 30, 2026.