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State Dept. Approves Potential $1 Billion Defense Equipment Sale To Iraq

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Wednesday, May 14th, 2014

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State Dept. Approves Potential $1 Billion Defense Equipment Sale To Iraq

M1151A1 Upamored Expanded Capacity Humvee Photo: AM General

The Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency has cleared nearly $1 billion in military hardware sales to Iraq after receiving the State Department's required approval and notified Congress of the pending transaction. Iraq requested an estimated $101 million for M1151A Up-Armored Humvees and associated support, $90 million for the potential sale of aerostats and Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment tower systems and associated support, and $790 million for AT-6C Texan II aircraft and associated support. AM General would be the principal contractor…

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