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Japan Requests $821 Million In Hundreds Of SM-2 Block IIIB Standard Missiles

Wednesday, July 20th, 2016

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Japan Requests $821 Million In Hundreds Of SM-2 Block IIIB Standard Missiles

A Standard Missile (SM)-2 missile being launched from a naval vessel. (Photo: Raytheon)

The State Department approved a possible $821 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to Japan for 246 SM-2 Block IIIB Standard missiles, equipment, and support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on July 15.The request includes up to 246 Standard Missile (SM-2), Block IIIB Vertical Launching Tactical All-Up Rounds, RIM-66M-09. The sale would also include MK 13 MOD 0 Vertical Launching System Canisters, operator manuals and technical documentation, as well as U.S. government and contractor…

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