American flag on the US Department of Defense building. File photoWASHINGTON Sep 30 The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded local communications and military equipment manufacturer SRCTec a nearly $12.1 million contract to maintain UKR/TPQ-50 radars for the Ukrainian military, said in a Pentagon statement released on Thursday. According to the department, the exact cost of the contract is estimated at $12,096,538. The work will be carried out in the city of Syracuse, New York, where the defense contractor's headquarters are located. are calculated for several years. The estimated date of completion of the order is June 30, 2023. At the same time, funding for these works, as specified, will come from appropriations for «promoting the security of Ukraine» for the 2022 financial year.
