US approves potential $250 million fighter jet training sale to Australia

Key facts

• The U.S. State Department approved a potential sale of fighter jet training to Australia.
• The training involves F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft.
• The estimated total cost for the sale is $250 million.

The U.S. State Department announced on Thursday its approval of a potential sale of training for F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft to Australia. The estimated total cost for this package is $250 million. The U.S. State Department's approval is a step in the foreign military sales process, which allows Congress a period to block such transfers.