WASHINGTON, DC - President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on May 3 to visit a Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT) facility in Troy, Ala., that manufactures weapons being provided to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, the White House said April 27. The White House has pledged around $3.7B in security assistance to Ukraine since the Russian invasion on Feb. 24. U.S. and its European allies have provided Ukraine with drones, Howitzer heavy artillery, anti-aircraft Stinger and Javelin missiles. Lockheed Martin is the No. 1 U.S. weapons-maker. The conflict has boosted demand for missile defense systems, according to the company, which developed and produces the Javelin anti-tank missiles together with Raytheon Technologies. (Source: Reuters 04/25/22) Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey tweeted about the missiles being made in Alabama after a photo of the weapons with “Troy, AL” written on them went viral on social media, reported WIAT-TV in Birmingham. She eventually wrote that she wants “the last thing Putin ever reads to be ‘Made in Alabama.” (WIAT 04/27/22)
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