According to the US State Department, Poland has requested to buy 360 "Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) All Up Rounds (AUR); eight (8) AGM-88G AARGM-ER Guidance Sections (spares); and eight (8) AGM-88G AARGM-ER Control Sections (spares)."
The package also includes "Dummy Air Training Missiles (DATM); missile containers, software; training; support equipment; spare and repair parts; embedded Global Positioning System receiver, M-Code; publications and technical documentation; transportation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical and logistical support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support."
The planned deal "will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in Europe," the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Wednesday.
The proposed sale "will improve Poland’s capability to meet current and future threats by strengthening its self-defense capabilities to suppress and destroy land- or sea-based radar emitters associated with enemy air defenses," the DSCA said in a statement.
It added that "Poland will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces."
Under US law, the deal has yet to be approved by Congress.
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Source: IAR, PAP, dsca.mil