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US State Dept OKs potential sale of Abrams tanks to Bahrain, Pentagon says

Mar 19, 2024 12:39 PM

WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. State

Department has approved the potential sale of Abrams tanks and

related equipment to Bahrain for an estimated cost of $2.2

billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The principal contractors will be General Dynamics ( GD );

BAE Systems; Leonardo DRS; Honeywell ( HON ); RTX

Corp ( RTX ); and Lockheed Martin ( LMT ), the Pentagon said.

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