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State Department Approves $321 Million In European Naval Weapons Sales

Friday, August 3rd, 2018

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The State Department approved two potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for Denmark and the Netherlands to buy a total of $321 million in naval weapons the week of July 29.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of these FMSs on July 31.The Danish sale entails 46 Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) Block IIIA All-Up-Rounds and associated equipment for $152 million. This includes RIM 066M-03-BK IIIA vertical launch system (VLS); up to two SM-2 IIIA Telemetry, Omni-Directional, AllUp Rounds, RIM-066M-03-BK IIIA (VLS);…

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