US State Dept approves possible $807 million sale of missiles to the Netherlands

(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of medium-range air-to-air missiles to the Netherlands for an estimated cost of $807 million, the Pentagon said on Friday.

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

(Reporting by Costas Pitas and Ismail Shakil)