US Approves $178 Million Weapons Sale to Morocco

500 GBU-39B small diameter bombs (SDB-I), two (2) inert GBU-39 (T-1)/B bombs for training, equipped with fuses. This is the first order approved by the US State Department last Friday. At an estimated total cost of $86 million, the contract also includes tactical training GBU-39 munitions, containers, weapon system support and test equipment, spare parts, consumables, accessories, and maintenance and repair assistance. Not to mention "technical publications, personnel training, training equipment, warranties, engineering services, logistics and technical support provided by contractors and the US government, as well as transportation, site surveys and other logistical support services." Boeing, a company based in St. Louis, Missouri, is the prime contractor for this sale.

The US State Department has also approved the sale to Morocco of about thirty AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles, one (1) AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM guidance section and related equipment for an estimated amount of $88.37 million. The agreement also includes AMRAAM telemetry kits, spare parts for the control sections, containers, common munition built-in test equipment (CMBRE), ADU-891 test bench adapter groups, as well as munition support equipment. The delivery and support of classified software, spare parts, consumables, accessories, repair and return services, transportation services, classified publications and technical documentation, studies and surveys, as well as technical, logistical and engineering support provided by contractors and the US government are also planned as part of this contract. RTX Corporation, based in Tucson, Arizona, is the prime contractor.