
The State Department has approved a deal with the Czech Republic, worth up to $650 million, to provide eight refurbished Bell [TXT]-built AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Wednesday of the new foreign military sale (FMS). The approval follows the U.S. Embassy in Prague’s announcement last August on the planned transfer of six AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and two UH-1Y Venom utility helicopters under the Excess Defense Articles program (Defense Daily, Aug. 19…