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Japan Requests $3 Billion In V-22B Ospreys

Thursday, May 7th, 2015

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The State Department approved a possible $3 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Japan for V-22B Block C Osprey aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on May 5.The primary contractors would be Bell Helicopter [TXT] and Boeing [BA].The requested FMS would include 17 V-22B Block C Osprey aircraft, 40 AE1107C Rolls- Royce Engines, 40 AN/AAQ-27 Forward Looking InfraRed Radars, 40 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems, 40…

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