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Tunisia Requests $700 Million FMS For Black Hawk Helicopters

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Friday, July 25th, 2014

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Tunisia Requests $700 Million FMS For Black Hawk Helicopters

UH-60 Black Hawk Photo: Sikorsky.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress July 23 that the State Department has approved a possible $700 million Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support. The principal contractors will be Sikorsky [UTX] and General Electric [GE]. Tunisia requested a possible sale of 12 UH-60M Black Hawk Helicopters in standard U.S. government configuration with designated unique equipment and government furnished equipment (GFE), 30 T700-GE-701D engines (24 installed and 6 spares),…

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