US State Departments approves potential sale of tactical missiles to Norway

US approves potential sale of tactical missiles to Norway

Proposed sale will improve Norway’s capability to meet current, future threats, says Pentagon - Anadolu Ajansı

US State Departments approves potential sale of tactical missiles to Norway

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of State has approved the possible sale of AIM-9X Block II Tactical Missiles to Norway for an estimated $370.9 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The U.S. government has authorized the sale of new AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to equip the F-35A poachers of the Royal Norwegian Air Force. This follows from one of the most recent notifications issued by the State Department to the U.S. Congress for the approval of the operation, valued at US$370.9 million, through the FMS program. Since the final fall of its F-16 years ago — which were partly sold to Romania and committed t…

U.S. Approves $370.9 Million Sale of AIM-9X Block II Missiles to Norway — Global Defense Insight

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Norway involving AIM-9X Block II Tactical Missiles and associated systems, with an estimated value of $370.9 million. As part of the deal, Norway has requested to purchase: • 300 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical missiles• 2 AIM-9X Block II special air training missiles (NATM)• 24 AIM-9X Block II captive air training missiles (CATM)• 20 AIM-9X Bl…

US approves arms sale to Norway The US State Department has approved a possible sale of AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles to Norway on Friday. The department itself announced this in a statement on Friday evening Norwegian time. According to the press release, Norway has requested to purchase over 300 missiles and various support equipment. The price tag is estimated to be 370 million dollars, or around 3.8 billion Norwegian kroner at today's e…