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State Department Approves Missile Sale To Germany, Morocco Deal For F-16 Support

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, June 28th, 2019

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State Department Approves Missile Sale To Germany, Morocco Deal For F-16 Support

A U.S. Air Force F-16. Photo: Air Force.

The State Department said Friday it has approved a $123 million deal with Germany for AARGM tactical missiles and a $250 million agreement with Morocco to continue support for the country’s F-16 fleet. Germany has requested to purchase up to 91 AGM-88E AARGM missiles and eight captive air training missiles under the deal. “The AGM-88E AARGM is an upgrade to the older generation AGM-88B High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM), which Germany first purchased in 1988,” the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said…

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