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| UAE to Buy AMRAAM Missiles for their F-16s |
| 2009-02-23 |
| ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates is buying 224 advanced version missiles from Raytheon Company for its F-16 Block 60 fighter aircraft, a senior Raytheon official said on Sunday. The UAE and the US government have executed a letter of offer and acceptance for the purchase of Raytheon’s AIM-120 C-7 missiles, equipping the UAE with the most advanced version of the Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air missile (AMRAAM). “The value of the deal is sizeable and deliveries will start mid to late 2011,” P.T. Mikolashek, President of Raytheon Middle East & North Africa told Reuters, declining to state the value. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Presumably related to Iran,France and Gulf Arab fears, as discussed in adjacent article. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-02-23 07:50 |