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Singapore Requests $246 Million In AMRAAM, Sidewinder Missile Sales

Monday, April 8th, 2013

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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said last week it notified Congress last week of possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and AIM-9X2 Sidewinder missiles to Singapore potentially worth an estimated $246 million. Singapore specifically requested 100 AIM-120C7 AMRAAMs, AMRAAM Programmable Advanced System Interface Simulator (PASIS), 10 AMRAAM spare guidance sections, 18 AN/AVS-9(V) night vision goggles, H-764G with GEM V Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM), Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE-Plus) in support…

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