US OKs potential sale of Sidewinder missiles to Netherlands, Pentagon says

FILE PHOTO: An American flag is unfurled from the roof of the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of Sidewinder missiles to the Netherlands for an estimated cost of $691 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The principal contractor will be RTX Corp, the Pentagon said.

(Reporting by Eric Beech; editing by Rami Ayyub)