The State Department has cleared the requests of the governments of Norway and Denmark to buy AIM-120C-8 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles, related equipment and support services from the U.S. government through two foreign military sales agreements worth approximately $2.15 billion combined.
RTX (NYSE: RTX) will serve as the principal contractor in the proposed FMS deals, which include the delivery of 300 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMs to Norway and 84 AMRAAM units to Denmark, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in two separate releases.
The proposed FMS transaction with Norway is worth approximately $1.94 billion and the proposed deal with the Danish government is valued at about $215.5 million.
The two Scandinavian countries also requested to purchase AMRAAM guidance sections, containers and support equipment, spare parts, weapons software, transportation, classified software delivery and support, technical documentation, training, contractor and government engineering, studies and surveys, program and logistics support services.
Norway plans to use the missiles to support ground-based air defense in the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System and counter existing and future threats.
Denmark expects the arms package to help improve its capability to address current and future threats and further advance the Danish Air Force’s interoperability with U.S. joint forces, NATO and other regional forces.
