
The State Department has approved a potential arms deal with Australia worth just over $1 billion for Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM). The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Wednesday of the new foreign military sale. Under the deal, Australia would buy up to 200 of RTX’s [RTX] AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMs and up to 200 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAMs. The FMS case also includes AMRAAM containers and support equipment, spare parts, weapons system support, software and U.S. government and contractor…