Biden administration clears sale of 23 CH-47Fs to Egypt

The U.S. Congress has been notified by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency on May 26 of a potential Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for 23 CH-47F helicopters.

Georgia Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts multi-ship flight training Wednesday near Savannah Ga. These crewmembers are preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan in the spring of 2014. (Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Maj. Will Cox/Released)

The package is worth up to $2.6 billion and Egypt will be requesting to buy 56 T-55-GA-714A engines to power the helicopters.

If the sales go ahead, seven U.S. Government and six contractors will be assigned to Egypt to facilitate the delivery of the helicopters.

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