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State Department Approves Potential $360 Million Sale For Hundreds Of RAM Missiles To Japan

State Department Approves Potential $360 Million Sale For Hundreds Of RAM Missiles To Japan
Rolling Airframe Missile being fired. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The State Department on Friday approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of hundreds of RTX [RTX] Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2B tactical missiles and related equipment for Japan. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Oct. 18. Japan requested to buy up to 200 RAM Block 2B, RIM-116E along with non-major defense equipment like RAM Guided Missiles Round Pack (GMRP); Tri-Pack shipping and storage containers; training equipment; manuals and documentation and other elements…

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