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U.S. State Department Approves $7.2 Billion F-35 FMS for Romania; $4.1 Billion KC-46 FMS for Japan

Frank Wolfe

Friday, September 13th, 2024

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U.S. State Department Approves $7.2 Billion F-35 FMS for Romania; $4.1 Billion KC-46 FMS for Japan

Several F-35 Lightning II's assigned to the Royal Netherlands Air Force arrive to begin training during Red Flag Nellis 24-2 at Nellis AFB, Nev. on March 5th (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. State Department has approved a $7.2 billion foreign military sale (FMS) to Romania of 32 Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A fighters and a $4.1 billion FMS to Japan of nine Boeing [BA] KC-46A tankers and related equipment, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said last Friday. Romania is one of 19 foreign nations in the F-35 program, and the buy of the 32 F-35s would be the first of two in the country's plan for 48 F-35s (Defense Daily,…

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