US OKs potential sale of aircraft support to Iraq, Pentagon says

US OKs potential sale of aircraft support to Iraq, Pentagon says
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani at the White House in Washington

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of aircraft contractor logistics support and training to Iraq for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The training and support apply to Iraq’s C-172 and AC/RC-208 aircraft fleet, the Pentagon said in a statement. The principal contractor will be Northrop Grumman Corporation, it added.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward; editing by Rami Ayyub)

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