Proposed $800M missile sale to Iraq approved

By Courtney McBride / January 7, 2016 at 11:53 AM
The State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale of $800 million for missiles and related equipment and services to the Iraqi government to aid in the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The proposed sale includes "five thousand (5,000) AGM-114K/N/R Hellfire missiles; Ten (10) 114K M36E9 Captive Air Training Missiles; associated equipment; and defense services," according to a Jan. 7 announcement from DSCA . The major defense...

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