The US State Department approved a potential $2.7 billion military sale to Ukraine aimed at strengthening and upgrading the country's air defences, the department said in a congressional notification late on Friday.
The proposed package includes missiles, counter-drone radars, extended-range laser-guided air defence systems and modifications to mobile launchers.
If the purchase goes ahead, it would be financed through a combination of European contributions and US Foreign Military Financing funds allocated during former President Joe Biden's administration.
The State Department said the US funding would count as a capital contribution to the US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund, established as part of a minerals agreement between the two countries.
The proposed sale remains subject to congressional review.
It comes as Ukraine continues to strengthen its air defences against Russian missile and drone attacks.
Earlier on Friday, US President Donald Trump signed new sanctions legislation targeting Russia.
A wave of bomb threats were issued to passenger flights around Europe on Friday for the third time this week, as Spain's foreign minister said the continent appeared to be facing "hybrid aggression and a form of psychological warfare".
John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV, the progeny of one of America's most famous and wealthiest families who during three decades in the US Senate sought expanded healthcare for the poor, died aged 89 on Friday at his home in Washington.
US Vice President JD Vance distanced himself from President Donald Trump's war on Iran on Wednesday, blaming it for Republicans' election losses that handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.
A Malaysian court has issued an order allowing the transfer to house arrest of jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, his lawyer said on Friday, after his party announced it had paid a fine under the terms of a royal pardon.
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