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U.S. Moves $825 Million ERAM Missile Sale to Ukraine Into Congressional Review

Congressional review is pending, with European allies financing most of the package alongside U.S. foreign military financing.

A service member of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces prepares mortar shells before firing toward Russian troops near the frontline town of Kostiantynivka, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, August 26, 2025. Iryna Rybakova/Press Service of the 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Firefighters carry a body in front of a damaged building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet at the Oval Office of the White House on August 18, 2025.
President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, right, listen during a cabinet meeting. Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Overview

  • The proposed Foreign Military Sale covers up to 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munition missiles and 3,350 embedded GPS/INS units plus training, spares, mission planning software, and support.
  • Zone 5 Technologies and CoAspire are named as the principal contractors for the program, according to the State Department’s notification.
  • Denmark, the Netherlands, and Norway are providing most of the funding, supplemented by U.S. Foreign Military Financing.
  • The State Department approval and DSCA notification authorize a possible sale, not a signed contract, so congressional sign-off and delivery timelines remain unresolved.
  • Contract records show more than $67.3 million obligated to Zone 5 and CoAspire for parallel prototyping to accelerate ERAM, a lower-cost air-launched cruise munition targeting roughly 150–287 miles of range and a ~500‑pound warhead, with reports indicating strikes inside Russia would likely require case-by-case U.S. approval.