The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale of APKWS II guidance sections and related equipment to the Italian Air Force, with an estimated value of $364 million…
Italy has requested the purchase of 5,031 “Guidance Sections Single Variant Air-to-Air Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II WGU-59B/B” units.
The procurement package also includes LAU-131/A launchers, Mk-152 high-explosive warheads, MK66 rocket motors, proximity fuzes, WTU-1/B training units, and inert MK66 rocket motors.
BAE Systems is the prime contractor, and there are no known proposed offset agreements associated with the sale.
The procurement will provide Italy’s Eurofighter fighter aircraft with a guided air-to-air weapon capability against aerial targets…