
The State Department on Monday approved nearly $5 billion in potential foreign military sales (FMS) to U.S. allies led by a $3.5 billion request from South Korea for up to 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment and weapons. The FMS announcement, which also include deals for Australia, Finland, and the Netherlands, builds on a banner month so far, driven by nearly $21 billion in pending sales to Israel for F-15I fighters, which are also built by Boeing, tank…