The Pentagon has awarded a $212 million contract to Raytheon for the sale of Sea Sparrow missiles to Turkey and a range of NATO allies, including Greece, according to a report by Middle East Newsline (MENL).
The contract calls for the sale of 255 NATO Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles. Officials were quoted by the agency as saying the sale is part of a NATO cooperative development and production program.
The project is expected to be completed in 2004. The contract includes production support and technical engineering services.
Officials said production would be conducted in each of the client countries.
With tensions in the Middle East on the rise, the US has become more touchy about letting loose advanced weapons technology, even when the potential purchaser is an ally like Egypt – Albawaba.com
