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U.S. State Department OKs SM-6, SM-2 Missiles For Germany

U.S. Navy test of an SM-6. Credit: U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy tests an SM-6.

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. State Department on Nov. 14 announced it has cleared a foreign military sale of $3.5 billion worth of the Standard Missile 6 Block I and Standard Missile Block IIIC. Germany has requested to buy up to 173 of the Raytheon SM-6 Block I missiles and up to 577 SM-2 Block IICs, along with MK 21...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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