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State Department Approves $3.5 Billion Sale Of Apache Helicopters To Australia

State Department Approves $3.5 Billion Sale Of Apache Helicopters To Australia
An AH-64E at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif. (U.S. Army Photo)

The State Department approved a potential $3.5 billion Foreign Military Sale of 29 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and associated equipment to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on June 3. This approval comes after Australia said in January it selected the Apache as its next armed reconnaissance helicopter to replace the country’s Airbus Tiger helicopters in a $3.5 billion deal (Defense Daily, Jan. 15). The sale to Australia includes the 29 helicopters along with…

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