Washington, Aug. 27 -- The Pentagon obligated more than USD 67.3 million to two US defense contractors to expedite the development of the Extended Range Attack Munition (ERAM) amid recent media reports of the new missile's imminent delivery to Ukraine, a Sputnik correspondent's analysis of contract records from the official website of the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS.gov) revealed.
Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials, that the US government had approved the sale of 3,350 ERAM missiles to Ukraine. The USD850 million arms package, which also includes other items, is being largely financed by European countries. According to the report, the delivery of the first missiles was expected within about six week...