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State Department Approves $106.8 Million Helicopter Support Deal With Saudi Arabia

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

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The State Department has approved a possible $106.8 million maintenance support deal with Saudi Arabia to continue providing services for its Aviation Command’s aircraft fleet.The Defense Security Cooperation notified Congress March 22 of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS).The Saudi government requested the continuation of maintenance support for the Aviation Command deal, including repair & return services for its fleet of AH-64D/E, UH-60L, Schweizer 333 and Bell 406CS helicopters.DynCorps International will serve as the prime contractor for the deal.

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