US approves sale of lightweight torpedoes worth $175 million to India

Mangalore Today News Network

Washington, October 8, 2024: The U.S. StateDepartment approved possible military salestoItaly, India and Romaniafor a combined total of $965 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The potential sales are: Indiafor MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes for $175 million; Romaniafor sentinel radar systems for $110 million; and Italyfor electronic attack mission system for $680 million, the Pentagon said in separate statements.

The principal contractor will be RTX Corp for the Romania sale and BAE Systems for the Italy sale.