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US approves latest-variant AMRAAM sale to Germany

Germany is to acquire additional AMRAAMs for its future F-35A aircraft, a mock-up of which was displayed at ILA 2024 in Berlin. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)

The US government has approved the sale of the latest variant of the RTX AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) to Germany, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on 25 September.

The US Department of State approval for the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) covers up to 400 missiles, related equipment, spares, training, and support for an estimated USD1.23 billion.

“The proposed sale will improve Germany's capability to meet current and future threats by providing increased air-to-air capability for the German F-35 programme and supporting German and shared NATO planning, training, and operational requirements,” the DSCA said.

This approval follows the earlier clearance in July 2023 for 969 AIM-120C-8 missiles, and prior to that in July 2022 for 105 AIM-120C-8 missiles as part of a wider weapons package for Germany's Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II buy. The Luftwaffe already fields earlier versions of the AMRAAM on its Eurofighter aircraft, in conjunction with the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range missile.

The latest approval must be cleared by the US Congress before a contract is issued and deliveries commenced. [...].

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