Major Defense Equipment
South Korea seeks $292 million in AMRAAM missiles
The package includes 70 AIM-120C-8 missiles, two guidance sections and support gear. RTX is named as the principal contractor, and the notice is still just a proposal to Congress.
The Republic of Korea wants a proposed U.S. weapons package built around 70 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMs. The notice says most of the value is in major defense equipment, with the rest in support and services.
- South Korea wants a proposed $292 million U.S. missile package.
- The package centers on 70 AMRAAM missiles and two guidance sections.
- Most of the value is listed as major defense equipment.
- RTX is named as the principal contractor.
- The notice is a proposal, not a final sale.
The Republic of Korea wants a proposed U.S. arms package worth $292 million, and most of the money is tied to air-to-air missiles. A federal Defense Department notice published June 17 lists 70 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, or AMRAAMs, along with two AMRAAM guidance sections.
The package also includes containers, control sections, spare parts, consumables, repair and return support, weapons system support, software, publications, and engineering, technical and logistics services. In the notice, $272 million is listed as major defense equipment and $20 million as other items or services.
What sits inside the package
The core request is for guided missiles used to engage aircraft at distance. The notice says the AMRAAM version involved can be launched from air or surface platforms, and it breaks the total into the hardware itself and the support needed to keep it usable.
RTX Corporation in Arlington, Virginia, is named as the principal contractor.
What the notice is saying
This is not a completed sale. It is the unclassified text of a proposed foreign military sale, filed as a section 36(b) arms sales notification under the Arms Export Control Act.
The notice says the sale would help the Republic of Korea expand its air defense capability, deter aggression in the region and stay interoperable with U.S. forces. It also says no offset agreement is known at this time and that the proposed sale would not require additional U.S. government or contractor representatives in South Korea.