US State Dept approves possible sale to Saudi Arabia of air defense missiles

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department approved a possible foreign military sale to Saudi Arabia of AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related support for $3.5 billion, the Pentagon said in a statement on Friday.

The principal contractor will be RTX Corp, according to the Pentagon.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington)