
The State Department on Thursday approved a potential $650 million deal with Saudi Arabia for the sale of Raytheon Technologies’ [RTX] AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). The deal arrives as lawmakers have scrutinized future plans for arms sales to Saudi Arabia over human rights concerns, with the Biden administration previously pausing a separate munitions deal with Riyadh that had been approved during the Trump presidency. “We've seen an increase in cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia over the past…