US Department of State approves sale of $5B worth of Patriot missiles to Germany

The US Department of State has approved the potential sale of $5 billion worth of Patriot anti-air missiles to Germany, according to the Pentagon’s Office for Security Cooperation, Report informs referring to TASS.

According to the Office, Germany previously requested up to 600 PAC-3 MSE missiles, with accompanying equipment, from the United States.

In addition, the Department of State also approved the sale of six MQ-9 Reaper drones and accompanying equipment to Italy, total worth $738 million.

The Pentagon reportedly notified the US Congress about the abovementioned deals on Tuesday.