AMRAAM Missiles Sought For Fighter Jets

The U.S. State Dept. has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of air-to-air missiles to Belgium, reports the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

The proposed US$380 million deal covers incremental purchases of up to 120 AIM-120C8 AMRAAMs; 10 AMRAAM C8 guidance sections; spare AIM-120 control sections and containers; AIM-120C captive air-training missiles; and other associated technical and logistics support.

Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Ariz., would be the...