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State Department Approves $259 Million Deal With Kuwait For ISR Aircraft

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, February 23rd, 2018

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The State Department has approved a possible $259 million deal with Kuwait for four King AIR 350ER ISR aircraft.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Feb. 21 of the foreign military sale (FMS).The Kuwaiti government requested the aircraft come with enhanced PT6A-67A engines, AN/AAQ-35 WESCAM MX-15HDi electro-optical & infrared imaging sensor turrets, Selex Seaspray 7500E active electronically scanned array radars, AN/AAR-47 missile warning systems and AN/ALE-47 countermeasure dispenser systems.“The proposed sale will enable Kuwait to gather its own…

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