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State Department Approves More Than $1.4 Billion In Missile Deals With Netherlands, Australia

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State Department Approves More Than $1.4 Billion In Missile Deals With Netherlands, Australia
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment, fire the MIM-104 Patriot to destroy a drone target Jul. 16, 2021, at Camp Growl in Queensland, Australia, during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alyssa Chuluda).

The State Department has approved a potential $1.2 billion deal with the Netherlands for Patriot MIM-104 E Guidance Enhanced Missile-Tactical (GEM-T) and a $235 million sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles - Extended Range weapons to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Thursday of both foreign military sales (FMS). The deal with the Netherlands would cover 96 of the Raytheon Technologies [RTX]-manufactured Patriot MIM-104E GEM-T surface-to-air missiles. “The proposed sale will increase the defensive capabilities of…

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