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Looks like the Saudi's are single handedly proposing a "stimulus program" for Boeing and United Technologies that's a cool $10B's bigger than the one Obama has just proposed for all of the rest of the nation.
Looks like the Saudi's are single handedly proposing a "stimulus program" for Boeing and United Technologies that's a cool $10B's bigger than the one Obama has just proposed for all of the rest of the nation.
U.S. $60 Billion Saudi Arms Sale Close to Congressional Notice
Sep 13, 2010 2:23 PM MT
Congress may be notified as early as this week about a proposed U.S. weapons sale to Saudi Arabia of Boeing Co. F-15 fighter jets and helicopters and choppers made by United Technologies Corp., a defense official said.
The previously disclosed arms package is believed to be the largest in U.S. history, the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters today. Once the proposal has been formally submitted to the House and Senate foreign affairs committees, Congress has 30 days to reject the package.
The package includes 84 new F-15s and upgrades to 70 more in the Saudi inventory at a cost of $30 billion, and helicopter sales totaling about $30 billion that include spare parts, training simulators, long-term logistics support and some munitions. It also includes versions of Chicago-based Boeing’s satellite-guided Joint Direct Attack Munition, which the Saudis first bought in 2008.
The Saudis would buy about 72 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, 70 AH-64D Longbow Apaches and 36 AH-6 Little Bird choppers, the official said. The Longbow is the U.S. Army’s premier anti-tank helicopter, capable of firing laser-guided or all-weather radar- guided air-to-ground Hellfire missiles...
Sep 13, 2010 2:23 PM MT
Congress may be notified as early as this week about a proposed U.S. weapons sale to Saudi Arabia of Boeing Co. F-15 fighter jets and helicopters and choppers made by United Technologies Corp., a defense official said.
The previously disclosed arms package is believed to be the largest in U.S. history, the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters today. Once the proposal has been formally submitted to the House and Senate foreign affairs committees, Congress has 30 days to reject the package.
The package includes 84 new F-15s and upgrades to 70 more in the Saudi inventory at a cost of $30 billion, and helicopter sales totaling about $30 billion that include spare parts, training simulators, long-term logistics support and some munitions. It also includes versions of Chicago-based Boeing’s satellite-guided Joint Direct Attack Munition, which the Saudis first bought in 2008.
The Saudis would buy about 72 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, 70 AH-64D Longbow Apaches and 36 AH-6 Little Bird choppers, the official said. The Longbow is the U.S. Army’s premier anti-tank helicopter, capable of firing laser-guided or all-weather radar- guided air-to-ground Hellfire missiles...
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