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State Department Approves $815 Million Small Diameter Bomb Deal With Australia

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, October 6th, 2017

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The State Department has approved a possible $815 million deal with Australia for the sale of 3,900 GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Sept. 29 of the foreign military sale (FMS), which includes the 3,900 Raytheon [RTN] GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb Increment II, 30 GBU-53/B Guided Test Vehicles and 60 GBU-53/B Captive Carry Reliability Trainers.“This sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security…

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