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Australia Requests $180 Million In Three CH-47F Helicopters

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015

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Australia Requests $180 Million In Three CH-47F Helicopters

CH-47 Chinook Helicopter. Photo: Boeing.

The State Department approved a possible $180 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Australia for CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment and support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on Dec. 18.Major defense equipment (MDE) in the requested FMS would include three CH-47F Chinook helicopters; six T55-GA-714A aircraft turbine engines; three Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade & Below (FBCB2)/Blue Force Tracker (BFT); three Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS); three Honeywell H-764 Embedded Global Positioning/Inertial…

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