
The U.S. State Department approved a $2.15 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) for Japan to buy two Aegis Weapon Systems (AWSs) for Japan’s upcoming Aegis Ashore sites and related equipment. The sale covers the two AWSs, two multi-mission signal processors (MMSP), two command and control processor (C2P) refreshes. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the approval on Jan. 29. The sale also includes radio navigation equipment, naval ordnance, two Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems, global command…