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State Department Approves $2.3 Billion Apache Helicopter Deal With Egypt, $556 Million MRAP Sale With UAE

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, May 7th, 2020

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State Department Approves $2.3 Billion Apache Helicopter Deal With Egypt, $556 Million MRAP Sale With UAE

AH 64E ground to air shoot in the Arizona desert (Photo: Boeing)

The State Department has approved a $2.3 billion deal with Egypt for 43 refurbished AH-64E Apache helicopters and the sale of over 4,500 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to the UAE for $556 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of both foreign military sales on Thursday. Under the Apache helicopter deal, Egypt will also receive T700-GE-701D engines, AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems, Hellfire missile launchers and M230 automatic guns. “Egypt intends to use these refurbished AH-64 helicopters…

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