US approves $1.1B sale of 405 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAMs to Finland; RTX named prime contractor

The U.S. State Department cleared a Foreign Military Sale for up to 405 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles to Finland, a transaction valued at roughly $1.07–$1.1 billion. RTX will act as prime contractor; the missiles are cleared for F-35 integration and use with NASAMS air-defence systems.

Discovered 2025-09-10T13:29:28.312599-07:00 | 2025-09-10T13:29:28.312599-07:00

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  • Finland will receive up to 405 AIM-120D-3 missiles in a ~$1.07–$1.1 billion FMS, directly enhancing its F-35 and NASAMS capabilities and increasing short-to-medium range BVR capacity.
  • RTX being named prime contractor channels a sizable production and sustainment workload to the U.S. defence industrial base and signals continued Raytheon-led AMRAAM exports.
  • The sale is part of Finland's broader defence modernisation and sovereign ISR investments, alongside recent moves to acquire space-based surveillance ICEYE SAR systems, and occurs while the U.S. advances next-gen air-to-air capabilities in the AIM-260 programme AIM-260 coverage; recent tests also show AIM-120 employment from NASAMS platforms NASAMS live test.

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