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State Department Approves $253 Million South Korea AMRAAM Sale

Thursday, October 17th, 2019

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State Department Approves $253 Million South Korea AMRAAM Sale

An F-35 firing an AMRAAM. (Photo: Raytheon)

The State Department approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 120 AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to South Korea for $253 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said it notified Congress of the sale on Thursday. The sale covers the 120 AMRAAMs as well as containers, weapon support and support equipment, spare and repair parts, and other logistical and program support. The primary contractor is missile producer Raytheon [RTN]. DSCA said South Korea will use the…

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