More Alabama-made missiles heading to Ukraine in aid package, Biden says

An aid package to support Ukraine in its defense against Russian invasion will also deliver economic benefits to the U.S., including in Alabama, President Joe Biden said today.

Biden, during remarks immediately following his signing of $61 billion in Ukrainian aid, noted that missiles made in Alabama are among the weapons heading to bolster Ukrainian defense.

The total aid bill approved by Congress is $95.3 billion and includes foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.

“This package is literally an investment not only in Ukraine’s security, but in Europe’s security and our own security,” Biden said from the White House. “We are sending Ukraine the equipment from our own stockpile, then we will replace those stockpiles with new products made by American companies here in America: Patriot missiles made in Arizona, Javelins made in Alabama, artillery shells made in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. In other words, we are helping Ukraine while at the same time investing in our own industrial base, strengthening our own national security, and supporting jobs in nearly 40 states all across America.”

The Javelin anti-tank missiles are manufactured near Troy at the Lockheed Martin plant. Biden visited the plant in July 2022.

The complex is 4,000 acres of land with 52 buildings. Nearly 600 employees there handle final assembly of missiles, including the Javelin. The NATO secretary general also visited the facility in 2024.

The Senate on Tuesday passed the aid agreement following an earlier vote in the House of Representatives.