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Tunisia Requests $100 Million In OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Aircraft Equipment And Support

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

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Tunisia Requests $100 Million In OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Aircraft Equipment And Support

An OH-58F Kiowa Warrior. Photo: Army.

The State Department approved a possible $100 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Tunisia for OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters and associated equipment, training, and support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on May 3.Tunisia was previously approved to receive 24 OH-58Ds in the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) program under a separate notification. The previous notification only included the rotorcraft airframes, with this new notice including all the major components and customer-unique requirements requested to…

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