Washington approves first-ever foreign sale of most advanced stealthy cruise missile

By Jason Sherman / November 29, 2016 at 12:31 PM
The Pentagon, with an eye toward Russia, is prepared to outfit Poland with the U.S. military's most advanced air-launched cruise missile, the extended range variant of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile in a potential $200 million deal that, if executed, would mark the first foreign military sale of the stealthy Lockheed Martin-made weapon. On Nov. 28, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency -- the arm of the Pentagon that administers foreign military sales -- notified lawmakers that the State Department has...

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