Editing AIM-120 AMRAAM (section)

==Foreign sales==
Canadair, now [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]], had largely helped with the development of the [[AIM-7 Sparrow]] and Sparrow II, and assisted to a lesser extent in the AIM-120 development. In 2003, the RCAF placed an order for 97 AIM-120C-5 and later C-7 missiles.<ref name="Ancile">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deagel.com/news/n000000069 |title=Ancile |access-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-date=December 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221211181215/https://www.deagel.com/news/n000000069 |url-status=live }}</ref> These missiles have been in service on the [[CF-18 Hornet]] since 2004, and fully replaced the [[AIM-7 Sparrow]] in the 2010s. In 2020, the Canadian Government was approved by the U.S. DoD for 32 advanced AIM-120D missiles to supplement the AIM-120C stockpile.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15751/canada-may-buy-aim-120d-missiles-that-far-outrange-its-cf-18s-radars-reach |title=Canada May Buy AIM-120D Missiles That Outrange Its CF-18's Radar's Reach |date=November 3, 2017 |access-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104005836/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15751/canada-may-buy-aim-120d-missiles-that-far-outrange-its-cf-18s-radars-reach |url-status=live }}</ref> The package included the 32 active AIM-120D-3 missiles, as well as 18 Captive Training Missiles, and a variety of training equipment and spare parts for $140M. Canada is one of a few countries currently authorized to purchase the longer range AIM-120D missile.

In early 1995 South Korea ordered 88 AIM-120A missiles for its KF-16 fleet. In 1997 South Korea ordered 737 additional AIM-120B missiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1995081400329102011&editNo=40&printCount=1&publishDate=1995-08-14&officeId=00032&pageNo=2&printNo=15510&publishType=00010|title=네이버 뉴스 라이브러리|work=naver.com|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-date=January 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122181443/https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1995081400329102011&editNo=40&printCount=1&publishDate=1995-08-14&officeId=00032&pageNo=2&printNo=15510&publishType=00010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deagel.com/equipment/Air-to-Air-Missiles/AIM-120-AMRAAM.htm|title=AIM-120 AMRAAM Report Between 1995 and 2014|work=deagel.com|access-date=April 12, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406064649/http://www.deagel.com/equipment/Air-to-Air-Missiles/AIM-120-AMRAAM.htm|archive-date=April 6, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2006 Poland received AIM-120C-5 missiles to arm its new F-16C/D Block 52+ fighters.<ref name="deagel">{{cite web |url=http://www.deagel.com/equipment/Air-to-Air-Missiles-AIM-120-AMRAAM-a001164.aspx |title=Air-to-Air Missiles >> AIM-120 AMRAAM |website=www.deagel.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918175628/http://www.deagel.com/equipment/Air-to-Air-Missiles-AIM-120-AMRAAM-a001164.aspx |archive-date=September 18, 2011 }}</ref> In 2017 Poland ordered AIM-120C-7 missiles.<ref>''Umowa na pociski AIM-120 i potencjalne wsparcie dla Jastrzębi''. "Nowa Technika Wojskowa" nr. 1/2018, p. 6 (in Polish) ISSN 1230-1655</ref>

In early 2006, the [[Pakistan Air Force]] (PAF) ordered 500 AIM-120C-5 AMRAAM missiles as part of a $650&nbsp;million F-16 ammunition deal to equip its F-16C/D Block 50/52+ and F-16A/B Block 15 MLU fighters. The PAF got the first three F-16C/D Block 50/52+ aircraft on July 3, 2010, and first batch of AMRAAMs on July 26, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=149999&TICK=RTN&STORY=/www/story/01-15-2007/0004505958&EDATE=Jan+15,+2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129160020/http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/micro_stories.pl?ACCT=149999&TICK=RTN&STORY=%2Fwww%2Fstory%2F01-15-2007%2F0004505958&EDATE=Jan+15%2C+2007|url-status=dead|title=Raytheon Press Release, 15 January 2007|archive-date=January 29, 2008}}</ref>

In 2007, the United States government agreed to sell 218 AIM-120C-7 missiles to Taiwan as part of a large arms sales package that also included 235 AGM-65G-2 Maverick missiles. Total value of the package, including launchers, maintenance, spare parts, support and training rounds, was estimated at US$421&nbsp;million. This supplemented an earlier Taiwanese purchase of 120 AIM-120C-5 missiles a few years ago.<ref name="deagel"/>{{failed verification|date=August 2020}}

In 2008 there were announcements of new or additional sales to Singapore, Finland, Morocco and South Korea; in December 2010 the Swiss government requested 150 AIM-120C-7 missiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defpro.com/news/details/20859/|access-date=December 27, 2010|title=defence.professionals|publisher=defpro.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228081149/http://www.defpro.com/news/details/20859/|archive-date=December 28, 2010|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Sales to Finland have stalled, because the manufacturer has not been able to fix a mysterious bug that causes the rocket motors of the missile to fail in cold tests.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/Outo+vika+pys%C3%A4ytti+ohjuskaupan/a1346553626705|title=Outo vika pysäytti ohjuskaupan|work=HS.fi|access-date=April 12, 2016|date=2012-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221215901/http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/Outo+vika+pys%C3%A4ytti+ohjuskaupan/a1346553626705|archive-date=February 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On May 5, 2015, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]] for AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM missiles and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $21&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/malaysia-aim-120c7-amraam-missiles|title=Malaysia-AIM-120C7 AMRAAM|work=Defense Security Cooperation Agency|access-date=February 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164227/http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/malaysia-aim-120c7-amraam-missiles|archive-date=February 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsus-approves-sale-of-aim-120c7-amraam-missiles-to-malaysia-4571072|title=US approves sale of AIM-120C7 AMRAAM missiles to Malaysia|work=airforce-technology.com|access-date=February 12, 2017|date=2015-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212165230/http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsus-approves-sale-of-aim-120c7-amraam-missiles-to-malaysia-4571072|archive-date=February 12, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2016, the US government approved the sales of 36 units of AIM-120C-7 missiles to the [[Indonesian Air Force]] to equip their fleet of F-16 C/D Block 25.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/indonesia-aim-120c-7-advanced-medium-range-air-air-missiles-amraams | title=Indonesia - AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) &#124; Defense Security Cooperation Agency | access-date=August 30, 2022 | archive-date=October 27, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027001527/https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/indonesia-aim-120c-7-advanced-medium-range-air-air-missiles-amraams | url-status=live }}</ref> The AIM-120C-7 is also equipped for the upgraded F-16 A/B Block 15 OCU through Falcon Star-eMLU upgrade project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/indonesia-aim-120c-7-advanced-medium-range-air-air-missiles-amraams|title=Indonesia - AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs)|work=Defense Security Cooperation Agency|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230182901/http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/indonesia-aim-120c-7-advanced-medium-range-air-air-missiles-amraams|archive-date=December 30, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/us-clears-sale-of-advanced-missiles-to-indonesia/|title=US Clears Sale of Advanced Missiles to Indonesia|author=Franz-Stefan Gady|work=The Diplomat|access-date=April 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424201737/http://thediplomat.com/2016/03/us-clears-sale-of-advanced-missiles-to-indonesia/|archive-date=April 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kasau Apresiasi Program Falcon Star-eMLU Pesawat F-16 A/B Block 15|url=https://tni-au.mil.id/kasau-apresiasi-program-falcon-star-emlu-pesawat-f-16-ab/|last=Iwj|first=Pen Lanud|website=TNI Angkatan Udara|language=id-ID|access-date=2020-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521170528/https://tni-au.mil.id/kasau-apresiasi-program-falcon-star-emlu-pesawat-f-16-ab/|archive-date=May 21, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In March 2019, the US Department of State and Defense Security Cooperation Agency formally signed off on a US$240.5&nbsp;million foreign military sale to support [[Australia]]'s introduction of the [[NASAMS]] and LAND 19 Phase 7B program. As part of the deal, the Australian government requested up to 108 Raytheon AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM, six AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Air Vehicles Instrumented; and six spare AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM guidance sections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/3723-us-approves-foreign-military-sale-for-australian-air-defence-capability|title=US approves foreign military sale for Australian Air Defence Capability|last1=Kuper|first1=Stephen|date=2019-03-14|website=www.defenceconnect.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-09-19|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419175956/https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/3723-us-approves-foreign-military-sale-for-australian-air-defence-capability|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2019, the [[United States Congress]] approved the sale of AIM-120C-7/C-8 to the [[Republic of Korea]]. According to the [[Federal Register]] document, the AIM-120C-8 is a refurbished version of AIM-120C-7, which replaced some discontinued parts with equivalent commercial parts and its capabilities are identical to AIM-120C-7.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/16/2019-26979/arms-sales-notification|title=Republic of Korea—AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)|date=2019-12-04|website=www.federalregister.gov/|language=en|access-date=2019-12-16|archive-date=April 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415044625/https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/16/2019-26979/arms-sales-notification|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the first time the C-8 version of AMRAAM has appeared in the US arms sales contract. Later, [[Japan]], the [[Netherlands]], the [[UAE]], [[Spain]] and [[Norway]] received approval to purchase AIM-120C-8s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dsca.mil/search/node?keys=AIM-120C-8|title=AIM-120C-8 FMS status|date=2020-01-01|website=www.dsca.mil/|language=en|access-date=2020-01-01|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027011008/https://www.dsca.mil/search/node?keys=AIM-120C-8|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dsca.mil/node/1381|title=SPAIN – AIM-120C ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (AMRAAM)|date=2020-09-02|website=www.dsca.mil/|language=en|access-date=2020-09-02|archive-date=March 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320080728/https://www.dsca.mil/node/1381|url-status=live}}</ref> In November 2021, [[Saudi Arabia]] received approval to purchase 280 AIM-120C-7/C-8s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/saudi-arabia-aim-120c-advanced-medium-range-air-air-missiles-amraam|title=Saudi Arabia – AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)|website=www.dsca.mil|access-date=November 8, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108225149/https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/saudi-arabia-aim-120c-advanced-medium-range-air-air-missiles-amraam|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Canada]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]] and [[Norway]] have been approved to purchase the AIM-120D. Norway ordered 205 AIM-120D and 60 AIM-120D-3 in November 2022,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dsca.mil/search/node?keys=AIM-120D|title=AIM-120D FMS Status|date=2020-01-01|website=www.dsca.mil/|language=en|access-date=2020-01-01|archive-date=May 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527172221/https://www.dsca.mil/search/node?keys=AIM-120D|url-status=live}}</ref> and an unspecified number of AIM-120C-8 in October 2024.<ref name=NRK20241028>{{cite news |author=[[Norsk Telegrambyrå|NTB]] |date=2024-10-28 |title=Norge kjøper nye luftvernmissiler for 4 milliarder kroner |trans-title=Norway buys air defence missiles for 4 billion NOK |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/norge-kjoper-nye-luftvernmissiler-for-4-milliarder-kroner-1.17100850 |language=NB |work=[[NRK]] |location=[[Oslo]] |access-date=2024-10-28}}</ref>

In March 2023, the United States government agreed to sell 200 AIM-120C-8 missiles to Taiwan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/taipei-economic-and-cultural-representative-office-united-states-f-16 |title=TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE IN THE UNITED STATES – F-16 MUNITIONS |website= Defense Security Cooperation Agency  |access-date=2023-03-01 |archive-date=2023-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404232241/https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/taipei-economic-and-cultural-representative-office-united-states-f-16 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In mid 2023 [[Germany]] has requested the purchase of more than 1,000 AIM-120 C8 missiles in addition to the [[MBDA Meteor]] which are to be used by the [[German Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aerobuzz.de/militar-news/deutschland-kauft-fast-1-000-aim-120c-8-amraam/ | title=Deutschland kauft fast 1.000 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM | date=July 20, 2023 }}</ref>

In November 2023, the [[Swedish Defence Materiel Administration]] signed a contract worth US$605&nbsp;million to purchase the AIM-120C-8, replacing the older AIM-120B, which will be sold back to the US for further donation to Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fmv.se/aktuellt--press/aktuella-handelser/fmv-tecknar-avtal-om-kop-av-jaktrobot-99-amraam/ |title=FMV tecknar avtal om köp av Jaktrobot 99 AMRAAM|date=2023-11-02|website=fmv.se|access-date=2023-11-02|language=sv}}</ref>

In January 2024, [[Turkish Air Force]] ordered 952 AIM-120C-8s included in a larger package of sales worth over US$23 Billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pamuk |first1=Humeyra |title=US advances fighter jet sale to Turkey, Greece; Congress likely to approve |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-advances-fighter-jet-sale-turkey-greece-congress-likely-approve-2024-01-27/ |access-date=27 January 2024 |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=January 27, 2024}}</ref>

In October 2024, [[Argentine Air Force]] ordered 36 AIM-120C-8s and 2 AIM-120C-8 guidance sections included in a larger package of sales worth over US$941 million.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Argentina – F-16 Aircraft Equipment and Support |date=October 30, 2024 |publisher=[[Defense Security Cooperation Agency]] |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/argentina-f-16-aircraft-equipment-and-support |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208175143/https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/argentina-f-16-aircraft-equipment-and-support |archive-date=2024-12-08}}</ref>