State Department Approves 4 Potential Military Sales
The State Department approved potential military sales to four countries, ranging from $33 million to $23 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said July 9. Under the proposed sales, Belgium would get 29 “All Up Round MK 54 LWT Mod…
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0” and related equipment, worth about $33.3 million, DSCA said. Raytheon is the prime contractor. Another sale includes a $130 million purchase by Germany for 64 “MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight torpedoes” and 10 conversion kits, the DSCA said. The principal contractor is also Raytheon. The potential $23.11 billion sale to Japan includes 105 “F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft” and related equipment, the agency said. The prime contractors are Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Pratt & Whitney. The fourth potential sale includes the recertification of “Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles” to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States for $620 million, DSCA said. Lockheed Martin is the principal contractor.