State Department Approves $109 Million In Japan And U.K. Missile Sales

摘要

The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of missiles to Japan and the United Kingdom worth $63 million and $46 million, respectively. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of both sales on August 26. Japan requested 32 Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Airto- Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and one AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM guidance section spare costing $63 million. The sale would include associated containers, logistical, program and support services. DSCA said the AMRAAMs will provide Japan with a "critical air defense capability to assist in defending the Japanese homeland and U.S. personnel stationed there." It also noted Japan current fields AMRAAMs.