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Australia Requests $2 Billion In Seahawk Helicopter Foreign Military Sales

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Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

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Australia would spend approximately $2.1 billion to buy MH-60R Seahawk helicopters and associated equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 7. The prime contractors would be Sikorsky [UTX], Lockheed Martin [LMT], General Electric [GE], and Raytheon [RTN]. Australia requested a possible sale of 24 MH-60R Seahawk Multi-Mission Helicopters, 60 T-700 GE 401C Engines--48 installed and 12 spares--communication equipment, support equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, personnel training and training equipment,…

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