WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department approved possible military sales to Italy, India and Romania for a combined total of $965 million, the Pentagon said on Monday. The potential sales are: India for MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes for $175 million; Romania for sentinel radar systems for $110 million; and Italy for electronic […]
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US State Dept okays defense sales to India, Italy, Romania for $965 million
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department approved possible military sales to Italy, India and Romania for a combined total of $965 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.
The potential sales are: India for MK 54 MOD 0 Lightweight Torpedoes for $175 million; Romania for sentinel radar systems for $110 million; and Italy for electronic attack mission system for $680 million, the Pentagon said in separate statements.
The principal contractor will be RTX Corp for the Romania sale and BAE Systems for the Italy sale.
(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Leslie Adler)