State Department Approves 6 Military Sales

The State Department approved six potential military sales to South Korea, Brazil, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Croatia worth a combined $1.54 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Dec. 1. Under the proposed sales, South Korea would get two “MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System Block 1B Baseline 2 systems” worth about $39 million. Raytheon Missile and Defense will be the principal contractor. The sale to Brazil includes “MK 54 Lightweight Torpedoes” for $70 million. Raytheon Integrated Defense System will be the principal contractor. Canada would get $275 million worth of “C-17 Sustainment and related equipment.” The principal contractor will be Boeing. Saudi Arabia would receive about $350 million worth of “technical assistance and advisory support” for its defense ministry for an additional five years. The sale does not have an associated prime contractor. Lebanon would get 300 “M1152 High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles” worth about $55.5 million. The principal contractor will be American General. The sale to Croatia includes 76 “M2A2 Operation Desert Storm (ODS) Bradley Fighting vehicles” worth about $757 million. BAE Systems and Raytheon Missile Systems will be the prime contractors.