State Department Approves Military Sales to Philippines

The State Department approved two potential military sales to the Philippines worth $450 million and $1.5 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said April 30. The first sale includes six AH-1Z attack helicopters and the second sale includes six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, the DSCA said. The principal contractors for the first sale are Bell Helicopter Textron and General Electric. The contractors for the second sale are Boeing and Lockheed Martin.