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State Department Approves $150 Million Sale Of Reburbished FFG-49 To Bahrain

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State Department Approves $150 Million Sale Of Reburbished FFG-49 To Bahrain
The guided-missile frigate USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) conducts a berth shift during a port visit to the island of Crete on May 13, 2013. Since then the ship was decommissioned and is being refurbished and sold to Bahrain as a Foreign Military Sale. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The State Department approved a potential $150 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to refurbish the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate ex-Robert G. Bradley (FFG-49) for Bahrain. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Oct. 22. Bahrain requested the refurbishment of FFG-49, spares, support, training, publications, and other logistics and program support. DSCA noted the primary contractor for this refurbishment has not been selected yet. The agency said this sale will help an ally improve its security,…

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