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Japan In Line For $900 Million Standard Missile-6 Deal

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Japan In Line For $900 Million Standard Missile-6 Deal
The destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113) launches a Standard Missile-6 during U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 21, on April 25, aided in part by unmanned systems. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Clark Lappert)

The State Department last Friday okayed a potential $900 million foreign military sale (FMS) to Japan of up to 150 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and related equipment supplied by RTX [RTX]. In addition to the missiles, the pending deal includes MK 21 Mod 3 Vertical Launch System canisters. The missiles and canisters are for the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and their current and future surface combatants equipped with Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Aegis Weapon System. The State…

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