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State Department Approves Potential $650 Million AMRAAM Missile Deal With Saudi Arabia

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, November 4th, 2021

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State Department Approves Potential $650 Million AMRAAM Missile Deal With Saudi Arabia

RTX's AMRAAM air-to-air missile. (Photo: RTX)

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…

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