US approves potential $103.9 million sale of Sidewinder missiles to NATO

(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles and related equipment to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency for an estimated cost of $103.9 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

The principal contractor for the sale will be RTX Corp, the Pentagon said in a statement.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto)