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Kuwait Requests $510 Million For AMRAAMs And AH-64D Apache Helicopter Sustainment

Tuesday, January 24th, 2017

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Kuwait Requests $510 Million For AMRAAMs And AH-64D Apache Helicopter Sustainment

An F-35 firing an AMRAAM. (Photo: Raytheon)

The State Department approved two Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requests totaling $510 million for AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) as well as sustainment and contractor logistics support for AH-64D Apache Helicopters.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sales on Jan. 23.The AMRAAM FMS includes 60 AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Missiles including containers and other related services. The total value is estimated at $110 million.The primary contractor is Raytheon [RTN].The Apache FMS includes Apache Maintainer unit support;…

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