The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Germany of Standard Missile 6 Block I and Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC and related equipment for an estimated cost of US $3.5 billion (approx. AU $5.36 billion). The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress.
The Government of Germany has requested to buy up to 173 Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and up to 577 Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC missiles, along with the non-MDE inclusion of Mk. 21 and Mk. 13 Vertical Launch System (VLS) missile transport, storage and launch canisters into which are installed SM-6 Block I and SM-2 Block IIIC missiles, respectively.
The following additional non-MDE items will also be included: Mk. 21 Mod 3 Vertical Launch System (VLS) canisters; Mk. 13 Mod 1 VLS canisters; missile and support test equipment component parts; engineering, integration, and test (EI&T) materiel and support required to produce SM-6 Block I and SM-2 Block IIIC missiles; special test and handling equipment; training and training equipment aids; technical publications data; US Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; related studies and analysis support; and product life cycle sustainment support.
The proposed sale will improve Germany’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing integrated air and missile defence capabilities deployable from their future Aegis Weapon System equipped F127 class surface combatants, bolstering Germany’s capacity to present a credible deterrence to regional strategic competitors.
The principal contractor will be RTX Corporation, with locations in Camden, Arizona (AZ), US; Tucson, AZ; and Huntsville, Alabama.