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State Department Approves Potential $108 Million Hellfire Missile Deal With Australia

By Matthew Beinart

Monday, December 20th, 2021

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State Department Approves Potential $108 Million Hellfire Missile Deal With Australia

AGM-114 Hellfire missile. Photo: U.S. Army.

The State Department has approved a potential $108 million deal with Australia for the sale of AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Monday of the foreign military sale. Under the deal, Australia would receive up to 800 of the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built missiles. The FMS case also includes support from the Army’s Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions Project Office and Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office. “The strategic location of this political and economic…

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