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State Department Approves $2 Billion Abrams Sale to Bahrain, Javelins For Morocco

State Department Approves $2 Billion Abrams Sale to Bahrain, Javelins For Morocco
The Abrams M1A2 SEPv3 (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo )

The State Department on Tuesday approved two potential foreign military sales (FMS), a $2.2 billion deal for Bahrain that includes 50 M1A2SEPv2 Abrams main battle tanks, and a $260 million purchase by Morocco for hundreds of Javelin FGM-148F anti-tank missiles. General Dynamics [GD] builds the Abrams, and a joint venture between Lockheed Martin [LMT] and RTX [RTX] supplies the Javelin. The sale to Bahrain also includes four M88A2 HERCULES combat recover vehicles produced by BAE Systems, eight M1110 Joint Assault…

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