US approves potential $5 billion sale of extended-range JDAMs to Saudi Arabia
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- The U.S. State Department approved a potential $5 billion sale of extended-range Joint Direct Attack Munitions to Saudi Arabia.
- It also approved a possible $750 million sale of AGT-1500 engines, with Boeing and Honeywell named as the principal contractors.
The U.S. State Department said it had approved the potential sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions-Extended Range to Saudi Arabia in a deal estimated at $5 billion.
Boeing is the principal contractor for the proposed munitions sale, the department said.
The State Department also approved a possible sale of AGT-1500 engines to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $750 million. Honeywell is the principal contractor for the engine deal.
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