WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Patriot Air Defense System sustainment and related equipment to Ukraine for an estimated cost of $179.1 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.
The principal contractors for the sale will be RTX Corp RTX.N and Lockheed Martin LMT.N, the Pentagon said in a statement.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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