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State Department Approves $59.6 Million Deal With Kuwait For M1A2 Tank Training Ammo

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State Department Approves $59.6 Million Deal With Kuwait For M1A2 Tank Training Ammo
A M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank from 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment engages a target during the company’s Combined Arms Live-Fire Exercise at Fort Stewart, Georgia Feb. 4, 2017.

The State Department has approved a potential $59.6 million deal with Kuwait for M1A2 Abrams tanks training ammunition.  The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the foreign military sale on Tuesday. Under the deal, Kuwait would receive over 10,000 120mm M865 Target Practice Cone Stabilized Discarding Sabot Tracer cartridges and another 10,000 120mm M1002 Target Practice Multipurpose Tracer cartridges. Kuwait has also requested 215,000 .50 caliber Tracer cartridges and 600,000 7.62mm M62 linked cartridges.  “The proposed sale will improve…

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