A Foreign Military Sale to South Korea for 120 AIM-120C-7/C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) has been approved by the Trump administration.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Victoria Baldwin-King, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew member assigned to crew 55-07 “Shooters”, adjusts an AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile during a weapons load crew of the quarter competition at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 22, 2014. The LCOQ competition provides Airmen a platform to hone their skills and building camaraderie in the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston/Released)
The estimated cost is around $253 million. The missiles will arm South Korea’s F-15, F-16 and F-35 aircraft.
