India Eyes $1 Billion U.S. Aircraft Deal; Potentially Larger Contracts in the Wings

By Jason Sherman / May 31, 2007 at 5:00 AM
The Pentagon last week notified Congress of a possible sale to India of six C-130J aircraft that could be worth $1 billion in what would mark the largest military equipment deal between Washington and New Delhi since the two nations committed to expanding two-way defense trade in 2005. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency on May 25 notified Congress of India's interest in buying a half-dozen Lockheed Martin-built C-130Js equipped with Rolls Royce AE 2100D3 engines and stocked with the full...

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