
The State Department approved potential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Brazil and South Korea for $109 million total in Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes and Mk 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS). The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sales on Tuesday. The Brazil FMS covers a request to buy 22 Mk 54 lightweight torpedo conversion kits at a cost of about $70 million. The sale aims to convert Mk 46 Mod 5 A(S) torpedoes to…