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Hellfire, APKWS Sale Approved By State Department For Czech Republic

Hellfire, APKWS Sale Approved By State Department For Czech Republic
AGM-114 Hellfire missile. Photo: U.S. Army.

The State Department on Thursday said it has approved a potential $138.3 million foreign military sale of Hellfire missiles and Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) to the Czech Republic. The sale, if ultimately approved, would consist of 200 AGM-114R Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, four Hellfire captive air training missiles, 600 WGU-59A/B APKWS II, and related support equipment, dummy cartridge rounds, containers, training, and other material. Lockheed Martin [LMT] makes the Hellfire and BAE Systems the APKWS. The proposed sale is…

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