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State Department Approves $1.1 Billion In FMS Deals, Including Stingers For Morocco

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 15th, 2025

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State Department Approves $1.1 Billion In FMS Deals, Including Stingers For Morocco

Soldiers test launch a surface-to-air Stinger Weapons System. Ukrainian forces have used U.S.-supplied Stinger missiles to destroy Russian small UAS. Photo: Raytheon Technologies.

The State Department this week approved more than $1.1 billion in potential foreign military sales (FMS), including an $825 million deal for Stinger missiles to Morocco. The Moroccan purchase entails up to 600 FIM-92K Stinger Block I man-portable surface-to-air missiles and related support for the country’s Army. RTX [RTX] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are the principal contractors on the proposed sale announced on Tuesday. The department on Tuesday also approved a potential $120 million FMS to the Philippines for TH-73A…

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