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Qatar Requests $3 Billion FMS For AH-64D Apache Longbow Helos, Missiles, Radars

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said recently it notified Congress of a potential Foreign Military Sale to Qatar including 24 AH-64D Apache Block III Longbow helicopters and associated parts and equipment worth an estimated $3 billion. Qatar requested, in addition to the 24 helicopters, a large number of missiles and launchers. It wanted 60 M299A1 Hellfire missile launchers, 576 AGM-114R Hellfire II missiles, 295 FIM-92H Stinger Reprogrammable Micro Processor (RMP) Block I missiles, 50 Stinger Air-to-Air launchers, 4,092 2.75-inch…

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