U.S. State Department Approves Potential Sale Of Tomahawk Missiles To Australia
Date
3/16/2023 7:24:31 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of
Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia in a deal valued at up to
$895 million, the Pentagon said on Thursday, trend reports citing
reuters .
The package would include up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles and
technical support, the Pentagon said.
The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified
Congress of the possible sale on Thursday.
Despite approval by the State Department, the notification does
not indicate that a contract has been signed or that negotiations
have concluded.
The Pentagon said Raytheon was the prime contractor for the
weapons.
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