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U.S. OKs $145.5 Million In Javelin And Radio Systems To Bulgaria And Sweden

Monday, September 23rd, 2024

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U.S. OKs $145.5 Million In Javelin And Radio Systems To Bulgaria And Sweden

A Javelin missile is fired

The State Department on Friday approved two Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for Javelin missiles to Bulgaria and Joint Tactical Radio Systems to Sweden worth $145.5 million total. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the two sales on Sept. 20. Bulgaria requested $218 Javelin FGM-148F missiles with four fly to buy missiles, 107 Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLU) alongside trainers, lifecycle support, and various logistics and program support elements at a cost of $114 million. The primary…

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