The US State Department has approved Egypt’s procurement of Harpoon missiles for its submarines through the US Foreign Military Sales, according to UPI. The deal value is about USD 141 mn, according to the US defense Security Cooperation Agency, which administers the FMS program. The sale, for which Boeing is the prime contractor, will include “The sale would include 20 UGM-84L Harpoon Block II encapsulated missiles, two encapsulated Harpoon certification training vehicles and equipment such as containers, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, plus logistics support.” (Read)