A second approval for the purchase of advanced AARGM-ER anti-radar missiles in the same day was announced by the US State Department, with the Netherlands taking its turn after Poland. Specifically, the announcement refers to the purchase of 265 AARGM-ER, eight additional guidance sections and eight additional control sections as spares. Together with the corresponding support services and spare parts, the possible cost reaches 700 million dollars.
360 AARGM-ER anti-radar missiles for Poland – what is it paying for?
As in the case of Poland, the missiles, with an estimated range of 300 kilometers, are expected to be used by the Dutch Air Force’s F-35 aircraft in Suppression-Destroy Enemy Air Defense (SEAD-DEAD) missions. The latest export successes of the advanced version of HARM demonstrate the importance that air forces attach to countering enemy air defenses A fact that should also concern the P.A. as the missiles of the AGM-88B version it has, were acquired in 1996 and are significantly inferior in performance.
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