Netherlands requests Mk 54 lightweight torpedoes
The US State Department has made a determination approving a potential foreign military sale of 106 Mk 54 conversion kits to the Netherlands, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on 31 July.
In a package worth $169 million, the Netherlands has requested to buy 106 Mk 54 conversion kits, torpedo containers, recoverable exercise torpedoes with containers; fleet exercise section and fuel tanks; air launch accessories for rotary wing aircraft; torpedo launcher interface cabinets; ground handling equipment; torpedo spare parts; training; support and test equipment and logistics support services.
The Royal Netherlands Navy intends to upgrade its current Mk 46 torpedoes to the Mk 54 with the purchase of these kits.
If the sale goes ahead, Raytheon Integrated Defense System will be the prime contractor.
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