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State Department Approves $2 Billion In Deals With Australia For Armored Vehicle Equipment, CH-47F Helicopters

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State Department Approves $2 Billion In Deals With Australia For Armored Vehicle Equipment, CH-47F Helicopters
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter with 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade maneuvers to pick up an M119A3 howitzer during sling load operations on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 4. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army

The State Department has approved two new potential deals with Australia totaling nearly $2 billion for armored vehicle equipment and CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of both foreign military sales (FMS) on Thursday. Under a $1.7 billion deal for up to 160 M1A1 tank structures and hulls, Australia would receive equipment to construct 75  M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks, 29 M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicles, 18 M1074 Joint Assault Bridges, six M88A2 Hercules Combat Recovery Vehicles and…

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