The Defense post
The US government has approved the sale of 94 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) to the Turkish Navy.
The $90-million sale includes 94 Mk 44 MOD 4 (tactical) RAM Guided Missile Round Packs, 3 Mk 47 MOD 9 telemeter missiles, and 1 blast test vehicle, Naval News reported, citing a US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs report.
According to the outlet, the Raytheon missile is being bought for the Turkish Navy’s ADA-class corvettes, which are equipped with the RAM point defense missile system.
The Turkish Navy has a fleet of five indigenously developed ADA-class anti-submarine corvettes, a pair of which are also being built for the Ukrainian Navy.
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