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State Department Approves Aircraft And Equipment Sales To Tunisia, Netherlands and Jordan

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020

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State Department Approves Aircraft And Equipment Sales To Tunisia, Netherlands and Jordan

Beechcraft T-6C Texan II turboprop military aircraft. (Photo: Beechcraft)

The State Department recently approved over $700 million in possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) of four AT-6C Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft to Tunisia, 16 MK-48 Mod 7 Advanced Technology torpedo conversion kits to the Netherlands, and 700 Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) software license copies to Jordan. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the possible sales on Feb. 25. The Tunisia FMS costs about $326 million to cover the four AT-6C Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft…

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