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Saudi Arabia Requests $200 Million In Support Services By The U.S. Military Training Mission

Friday, February 26th, 2016

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The State Department approved a possible $200 million Foreign Military Sales (FMS) request to Saudi Arabia for support services by the United States Military Training Mission to Saudi Arabia (USMTM).The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on Feb. 17.The USMTM is the Security Cooperation Organization (SCO) responsible for identifying, planning, and executing U.S. Security Cooperation training and advisory support for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Defense.There are no prime contractors associated with the…

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