“ The US State Department has approved the possible sale to Germany of Standard Missile 6 Block I and Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC missiles, as well as related equipment worth about $3.5 billion. Source: Statement by the Pentagon’s Security Cooperation Agency, “European Truth” Details: The agency has provided the necessary certification by notifying Congress. As indicated, the German government has requested the purchase of up to 173 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and up to 577 Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC missiles, as well as various related equipment. The total estimated cost is 3.5 billion dollars. “The proposed agreement will contribute to the achievement of US foreign policy and national security goals by strengthening the security of the NATO ally, which is the driving force of political stability and economic progress in Europe,” the statement said. According to the statement, it will help Germany respond to “current and future threats by providing integrated air and missile defense capabilities that can be deployed with future F127-class warships equipped with the Aegis weapons system,” and will improve its ability to operate jointly with US and other allied forces. It will be recalled that in September the United States approved the purchase by the German government of medium-range air-to-air missiles AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment for an estimated amount of $1.23 billion. Before that, the United States approved the sale of Javelin to Poland for $780 million.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: a statement from the Pentagon’s Security Cooperation Agency, “European Truth”
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Details: The agency provided the required certification by notifying Congress.
As indicated, the German government has requested the purchase of up to 173 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and up to 577 Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC missiles, as well as various related equipment. The total estimated cost is 3.5 billion dollars.
“The proposed agreement will contribute to the achievement of US foreign policy and national security goals by strengthening the security of the NATO ally, which is the driving force of political stability and economic progress in Europe,” the statement said.
According to the statement, it will help Germany respond to “current and future threats by providing integrated air and missile defense capabilities that can be deployed with future F127-class warships equipped with the Aegis weapons system,” and will improve its ability to operate jointly with US and other allied forces.
It will be recalled that in September, the United States approved the purchase by the German government of medium-range air-to-air missiles AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment for an estimated amount of $1.23 billion.
Before that, the US approved the sale of Javelin to Poland for $780 million.