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State Department Approves $238 Million Tank Engine Power Pack Deal With Israel

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, February 13th, 2019

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State Department Approves $238 Million Tank Engine Power Pack Deal With Israel

Israel's Namer tank

The State Department on Wednesday said it has approved a possible $238 million deal with Israel to supply power packs for the country’s Namer tanks. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the potential sale on Tuesday evening. Israel has requested 240 engine power packs for its Namer armored personnel carriers, another 30 power packs in a light configuration and 179 control and diagnostic systems. The deal also includes an integrated logistics support package of special tools for C-level…

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