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US approves potential $1.08 billion Black Hawk helicopter sale to Mexico

Reuters
US approves potential $1.08 billion Black Hawk helicopter sale to Mexico

WASHINGTON, ‌Nov 6 (Reuters) - The ​US ‌State Department ‌said on Friday ‌it had approved a potential sale ⁠of ‌UH-60M Black ⁠Hawk helicopters ​to Mexico for an ​estimated $1.08 ​billion.

The ‌principal contractor ​for ⁠the sale ‌is Sikorsky, ​a ​Lockheed Martin company, the State ‌Department said.

(Reporting by ‌Bhargav ​Acharya in Toronto; editing by ‌Costas Pitas)