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States Department Approves $985 Million In Arms Sales to Morocco

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, September 13th, 2019

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States Department Approves $985 Million In Arms Sales to Morocco

F-16 conducts close-air support with Mk-82 bombs

The State Department has approved nearly $1 billion in arms sales to Morocco, including additional ammunition for the country’s F-16 fleet. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Wednesday of a $776 million deal for over 2,000 of Raytheon’s [RTN] TOW-2A missiles and a separate $209 million agreement for F-16 ammunition. The TOW-2A missile deal also includes 400 launchers and an additional 28 missiles for testing. “The proposed sale of the TOW 2A Missiles and TOW Launchers will advance…

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