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State Dept. appoves $400M helicopter support deal for Kuwait
by Richard Tomkins
Washington (UPI) Jan 24, 2017


State Dept. approves $418 million aircraft sale to Kenya
Washington (UPI) Jan 24, 2017 - Kenya is on track to procure Air Tractor aircraft and the weapons for them through a possible U.S. Foreign Military Sales deal.

The U.S. Defense Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, said in its notification to Congress that the U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale worth $418 million.

"This proposed sale contributes to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by improving the security of a strong regional partner who is a regional security leader undertaking critical operations against al-Shabaab and troop contributor to the African Union Mission in Somalia," it said.

Al-Shabab is an al-Qaida-linked militant group operating in Somalia, which borders Kenya.

The proposed sales package includes 12 Air Tractor AT-802L aircraft and two AT-504 trainer aircraft, weapons, technical support and program management.

The prime contractor for the FMS would be L-3 Communications, Platform Integration Division.

At least five contractor representatives would need to be assigned to Kenya.

The AT-802 is derived from a crop-sprayer. It is heavily armored, armed, and has a 10-hour endurance.

Congress has received notification of a possible U.S. Foreign Military Sales deal with Kuwait for support services for AH-64D Apache Helicopters.

The U.S Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which manages the FMS program, said the possible sale has State Department approval and is worth $400 million.

"Kuwait requires continued support for equipment already procured to ensure national security interests and objectives are met," the agency said in its notification. "The defense articles maintained are used solely by the Ministry of Defense to protect the sovereign border and to conduct operations and training to include joint exercises with the U.S. military."

The contract for sustainment and contractor logistics support would include: Apache maintainer unit support, depot-level support, training devices, helmets, simulators, generators, transportation, wheeled vehicles and organization equipment, spare and repair parts.

Also included would be support equipment, tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support.

U.S. companies potentially involved in the proposed sale would be Boeing, Longbow Limited, Lockheed Martin, and DynCorp International.

Four U.S. government representatives and 65 contractor representatives would be required in Kuwait for up to five years if the sales deal is implemented, the agency said.


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