US Department of State building. File photoWASHINGTON, Jul 25 The US State Department has approved a possible sale of about $293 million worth of AIM-120C-7/8 medium-range air-to-air missiles to Japan, the country's defense department said on Monday. «The State Department has made the decision to approve the possible delivery of AIM-120C-7/8 medium-range air-to-air missiles and related equipment to the Japanese government for an approximate cost of $293 million,» the State Department said. to the US Congress. The delivery is planned at the request of the Japanese side, which wants to purchase 150 advanced air-to-air missiles AIM-120C-7/C-8 and three AIM-120 AMRAAM guidance sections. The contract also includes the supply of AIM-120 missile containers of control sections and related equipment, spare parts, as well as technical and logistical services. that the United States has created hell in Eastern Europe «A possible deal by supporting the largest ally, which is a factor in political stability and economic progress in the Asia-Pacific region, will contribute to the foreign policy and national security goals of the United States,» the Pentagon said in a statement. also note that additional deliveries of missiles already in Japan's arsenal «will improve its ability to respond to current and future threats to self-defense and protect the US military stationed in the region.» 
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