US Approves $800m Military Helicopter Sale to Iraq

By John Lee.

The United States has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Iraq for Bell 412EPX and Bell 407M helicopters and related equipment, with an estimated total value of $800 million.

The principal contractor would be Bell-Textron, based in Fort Worth, Texas.

According to the US Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, the package includes:

• Bell 412EPX helicopters
• Bell 407M helicopters
• GAU-19 three-barrel machine gun launchers
• M260 2.75-inch, 7-tube rockets
• L-3 Wescam MX-15HDI Electro-Optical/Infrared sensors
• AN/AAR-60 Block 2 Missile Launch Detection Systems
• Very high frequency radios
• Spare parts and ground support equipment
• Training, engineering, technical, and logistics support

The sale is intended to improve Iraq's rotary wing transport, reconnaissance, and air-to-surface targeting capabilities.

(Source: U.S. Department of State)

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