More than $5 billion worth of U.S. weapon exports to support NATO allies and Ukraine have been delayed by the government shutdown, according to a State Department estimate shared with Axios.

Why it matters: It's another example of the repercussions from furloughs, program pauses and slowed activity across federal branches as the shutdown drags into day 40. • "This is actually really harming both our allies and partners and US industry to actually deliver a lot of these critical capabilities overseas," a senior State Department official told Axios.

Zoom in: The delivery of weapons — including AMRAAM missiles, Aegis combat systems and HIMARS — for allies such as Denmark, Croatia and Poland have been affected, according to the official. • The ultimate destination of the exports is not c

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