Europen allies seek FMS deals
U.S. military allies in Europe are seeking missiles and support services under Foreign Military Sales deals worth a total of $565 million.
All three sales packages, if approved, would "contribute to the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States," the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in its required notification to Congress.DSCA said Britain, which has military forces in Afghanistan, requested 500 AGM-114-N4/P4 HELLFIRE missiles in one contract worth $95 million."The proposed sale will support the U.K.'s ability to meet current and future threats by providing close air support to counter enemy attacks on coalition ground forces in Afghanistan," it said, "enhancing the close air support capability of the United Kingdom in support of NATO, ISAF, and other coalition operations.
