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State Department Okays Sale Of Eight Ospreys To Indonesia For $2 Billion

State Department Okays Sale Of Eight Ospreys To Indonesia For $2 Billion
A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge on Sept. 3, 2017 in preparation to support hurricane relief efforts. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Juan A. Soto-Delgado.)

The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of eight Marine Corps-type MV-22 Block C Osprey aircraft to Indonesia for about $2 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on July 6. The sale would cover the requested eight Ospreys as well as 24 AE 1107C Rolls- Royce engines; 20 AN/AAQ-27 Forward Looking InfraRed Radars; 20 AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems; 20 AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Receivers; 20 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispenser Systems; 20 AN/APX-117 Identification…

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