Obama administration clears sale of five P-8As to Norway

The U.S. government has given the green light to sell five Boeing P-8A maritime patrol aircraft to Norway.

P-8A of VP-5 over the Philippine Sea in September 2014
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua Hammond [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The estimated cost of the aircraft with associated support is $1.75 billion.