SINGAPORE – Singapore is slated to buy Hellfire missiles from the US as part of a proposed defence package valued at US$22.3 million (S$28.9 million).
The US State Department said in a notice to Congress on June 30 that it had approved a possible sale of a total of 67 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles – a type of precision-guided, air-to-ground missile – to Singapore, along with related equipment and support services.
The total package comprises an original Foreign Military Sales case valued at US$12.4 million, and a later request by the Singapore Government to buy 24 Hellfire missiles.
The original case was below the congressional notification threshold. With the addition of the 24 Hellfire missiles and related equipment and support services, the total cost of the deal is estimated to be worth US$22.3 million.
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