The State Department has approved a potential deal with Norway worth nearly $2 billion for the sale of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Tuesday of the new foreign military sale.
Under the deal, Norway would receive 300 RTX [RTX]-built AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMS, the latest international variant of the missile, and 20 guidance sections.
Along with the missiles, the new FMS case also includes AMRAAM containers and support equipment, spare parts, weapons software and classified software delivery.
“The proposed sale will improve Norway’s capability to meet current and future threats by supplementing and replacing its AIM-120B AMRAAMs with the latest version of the AIM-120C. Norway already has AMRAAMs and F-35As in its inventory and will have no difficulty absorbing these articles into its armed forces. The newly acquired missiles will be used for ground-based air defense in the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) but may be subject to dual use with the F-35A,” the DSCA said in a statement.
The NASAMS air defense system, jointly developed by RTX and Norway’s Kongsberg, brings together RTX’s Sentinel radar and AMRAAM missiles with Kongsberg’s Fire Distribution Center.