US State Dept gives nod to $5bn in potential arms sales for Egypt

The United States State Department has approved the potential sale of more than $5bn in arms for Egypt.

The State Department informed Congress on Friday that it had approved the sale of $4.69bn worth of equipment for 555 US-made M1A1 Abrams tanks operated by Egypt, along with $630m in Hellfire air-to-surface missiles and $30m in precision-guided munitions.

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