U.S. approves $1.15 billion sale of tanks, equipment to Saudi Arabia | Reuters

U.S. approves $1.15 billion sale of tanks, equipment to Saudi Arabia | Reuters

 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of
more than 130 Abrams battle tanks, 20 armored recovery vehicles and
other equipment, worth about $1.15 billion, to Saudi Arabia, the
Pentagon said on Tuesday.

  

An Abrams main battle tank, for U.S. troops
deployed in the Baltics as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve,
leaves Riga port March 9, 2015.

Reuters/Ints Kalnins