Feb 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved

the potential sales of missiles, munitions and other equipment

to Israel for an estimated total of about $7.4 billion, the

Pentagon said on Friday.

The Pentagon announced a $6.75 billion package of munitions,

guidance kits, fuzes and munitions support and related equipment

that included the principal contractor Boeing ( BA ) among

others.

It separately announced a $660 million deal to sell Hellfire

Missiles and equipment in which Lockheed Martin ( LMT ) would be

the principal contractor.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas)