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State Department Approves Naval Weapons Sales To Brazil And South Korea

State Department Approves Naval Weapons Sales To Brazil And South Korea
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Evan Tu’ua, right, Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Ryan Ward, center, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Mason Cleveland, assigned to the “Screaming Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 1, load a Mark 54 torpedo onto a P-8A Poseidon aircraft during a scheduled exercise in July 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan Sharp)

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…

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