State Department OKs Military Sales to UK, Japan

The State Department approved potential military sales to the United Kingdom and Japan worth a combined $109 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Aug. 26. Under the proposed sales, the U.K. would get 395 “AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles” worth about $46 million. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor. The sale to Japan includes 32 “AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles” at an estimated $63 million. Raytheon Missile Systems is the prime contractor.