Kenya cleared to buy MD 530F

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on May 1 on a potential Foreign Military Sale to Kenya for 12 MD 530F light attack helicopters.

Afghan Air Force MD-530F helicopter fires machine guns
By Staff Sgt. Perry Aston (USAF) (dvidshub.net) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

These rotorcraft will be armed with HMP 400 machine guns and M260 rocket launchers.

The estimated cost is $253 million.