The Pentagon on Jul. 1 awarded a contract to Raytheon for 660 AIM-9X Block II missiles and some of these air-to-air weapons are destined for Japan, Norway and Taiwan.
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U.S. Navy photo
Contract Release No: CR-126-16 stated that Japan will get four missiles, Norway 20 and 40 missiles for Taiwan.