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Iraq Wants To Spend $2.4 Billion on Helicopters, Munitions,

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Friday, August 8th, 2008

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Iraq wants to spend as much as $2.4 billion to buy helicopters, related munitions and associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress July 30. Bell Helicopter Textron [TXT] or Boeing [BA] would be the principal contractors. Iraq requested the possible sale of 24 Bell Armed 407 helicopters, or 24 Boeing AH-6 helicopters, 24 Rolls Royce 250-C-30 engines, 565 M120 120mm mortars, 665 M252 81 mm mortars, 200 AGM-114M Hellfire missiles, 24 M299 Hellfire guided missile…

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