Netherlands mulls local production of Raytheon’s Amraam missile

Netherlands mulls local production of Raytheon’s Amraam missile

The bilateral cooperation is the first step towards joint production of the AIM-120 with a European NATO partner, according to Dutch the government.

Netherlands to explore joint production of AMRAAM missiles following U.S. government approval

AMRAAMs are advanced air defence weapons used to counter medium-range aerial threats, including manned and unmanned aircraft and cruise missiles. They play a key role in the self-defence of F-35 fighter jets and in ground-based air and missile defence systems. This marks the first step towards AMRAAM co-production with a European NATO partner, deepening transatlantic industrial defence cooperation. The initiative also addresses production shorta…