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State Department Approves $740 Million In AMRAAM Sales To UK And Denmark

Tuesday, July 10th, 2018

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State Department Approves $740 Million In AMRAAM Sales To UK And Denmark

Raytheon AMRAAM air-to-air missile being fired from F-35 fighter in test in Oct. 2014. (Photo: Air Force.)

The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMSs) for the United Kingdom and Denmark to purchase a combined 228 Raytheon [RTN] AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) worth a total of $740 million.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the two FMSs on Tuesday.The U.K. approval includes a request for up to 200 AIM-120D AMRAAMs costing $650 million. This sale also includes missile containers, support and test equipment, transportation, repair, warranties, spare and repair parts,…

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