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State Department Approves $2 Billion In Philippines Helicopter Sales

State Department Approves $2 Billion In Philippines Helicopter Sales
AH 64E ground to air shoot in the Arizona desert (Photo: Boeing)

The State Department approved two attack helicopter Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to the Philippines worth a combined $1.95 billion as the country considers which option it will choose to modernize its capabilities. The FMSs are for six AH-64E Apache and alternatively six AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters along with associated weapons and equipment for both. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sales on April 30. One sale, at $1.5 billion, covers six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters as…

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