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Saudi Arabia Wants $598 Million Apache Helicopters

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Thursday, September 11th, 2008

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Boeing [BA], General Electric [GE] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] would benefit as prime contractors from a proposed $598 million sale to Saudi Arabia of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters and associated equipment and services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Sept. 9 of the potential sale of 12 AH-64D Block II Apache Longdows, 30 7-700-GE-701D engines, 12 modernized targeting acquisition and designation systems/pilot night vision sensors, four each AN/APG-78 fire control radars and AN/APR-48 radar frequency interferometers. The sale…

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