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US State Department Approves AMRAAM sale to South Korea

October 18, 2019
An F-15 Eagle pilot from the 44th Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, fires an AIM-120 missile May 5, 2011, during an air-to-air weapon system evaluation program mission over the range at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Hoffmann)
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On October 17, the U.S. Department of State approved the sale of 120 AIM-120 C-7 and D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) to South Korea. According to a State Department news release, the sale is intended to equip South Korea’s F-15K, KF-16, and F-35 fleets and has an estimated value of $253 million. Developed in 1998, the AIM-120C-7 has a 105 km range, while the newer AIM-120D variant has a range of over 160 km.

Related Links:

Korea – AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM), Defense Security Cooperation Agency

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Masao Dahlgren is a fellow with the CSIS Missile Defense Project, where he focuses on deterrence and emerging technologies.

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Masao Dahlgren, "US State Department Approves AMRAAM sale to South Korea," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, October 18, 2019, last modified October 18, 2019, https://missilethreat.csis.org/us-state-department-approves-amraam-sale-to-south-korea/.