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White House Announces Potential Defense Sales To India

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, June 30th, 2017

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The White House late on June 26 announced the potential sale of several military platforms and related systems to India, including an additional C-17 transport aircraft, attack helicopters and a maritime variant of the Predator unmanned aerial vehicle.On June 26, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said the U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale of one Boeing [BA] C-17 aircraft to India for $366.2 million, including four Pratt & Whitney F-117-PW-100 engines, an Orbital ATK [OA] AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning…

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