PARIS — Raytheon will explore the possibility of manufacturing its AIM-120 advanced medium-range, air-to-air missile in the Netherlands, after the United States gave the green light for a feasibility study, the Dutch Ministry of Defence said.

The study next year will investigate how Dutch industry can contribute to production, assembly and maintenance of the AIM-120 Amraam, the Netherlands MoD said in a statement late Monday.

The bilateral cooperation is the first step towards joint production of the AIM-120 with a European NATO partner, the Netherlands said. That would deepen trans-Atlantic defense-industrial cooperation, as well as tackle production shortages, according to the MoD.

“Scaling up production is important to continue support to Ukraine and for the defense of the NATO t

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