
The State Department has approved a possible $1.2 billion deal with Mexico for eight MH-60 Multi-Mission helicopters.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential sale Wednesday.Mexico has requested the MH-60s to be equipped with T-700 GE 401-C engines, APS-153 Multi-Mode radars, Airborne Low Frequency Systems, AN/APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe transponders and AN/AAS-44C Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems Forward Looking Infrared Systems.“Mexico has been a strong partner in combating organized crime and drug trafficking organizations,” the DSCA said in a…