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US OKs $1.5 Billion In Potential Missile Deals With UK, Finland and Lithuania

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US OKs $1.5 Billion In Potential Missile Deals With UK, Finland and Lithuania
U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) load a joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) onto an AH-1Z Viper during an operational test at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2021. Photo: U.S. Marine Corps by Cpl. Gabrielle Sanders)

The State Department has approved three potential missile deals with the United Kingdom, Finland, and Lithuania totaling more than $1.5 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Monday of each of the new foreign military sales (FMS). The new $957.4 million potential deal with the U.K. includes a request to buy 3,000 of Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] AGM-179A Joint Air-To-Ground Missiles (JAGM). “The proposed sale will improve the United Kingdom’s capability to meet current and future threats. The…

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