South Korea set to receive more Sidewinders
The US State Department has approved the potential sale of AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder AAMs to South Korea in an FMS package worth an estimated $158.1 million.
Raytheon is in line to provide 115 Sidewinders plus 50 AIM-9X Block II captive air training missiles (CATMs), 20 AIM-9X Block II tactical missile guidance units and 20 AIM 9X Block II CATM guidance units.
Also included are containers, weapon system support, software, surface transportation, missile technical assistance, other technical assistance and other related elements of programme support, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on 1 October.
More than 2,000 Sidewinder missiles are already in the Republic of Korea Air Force inventory, according to data from Shephard Defence Insight.
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