U.S. State Dept. Greenlights US$1.29 Billion Sale Of Guided Munitions For Counterterrorism Operations
November 17 2015
The U.S. State Dept. has approved a potential major Foreign Military Sale of precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia worth US$1.29 billion, reports the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
The agency notified lawmakers about the approval on Friday. The deal can move forward unless Congress rejects it within 30 days.
The Saudi government wants to purchase 1,000 GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided bombs; 2,300 BLU-117/Mk 84 2,000-lb general-purpose bombs; 4,020 GBU-12 Paveway II...
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