State Clears Dutch Apache Upgrades, Kuwaiti Boats, Finnish Weapons


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WASHINGTON The State Department on Tuesday cleared the potential sale of Apache helicopter upgrades to the Netherlands, fast patrol boats to Kuwait, and ship-based missile launchers for Finland, which if completed could be worth a combined $1.37 billion in foreign military sales.They were announced by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. All DSCA notifications must be cleared by Congress before final negotiations can occur, and so the dollar total and detail of the packages can change in the future. Read More