US okays potential $325M sale of sustainment support for Abrams tanks to Kuwait

PHOTO CAPTION: Illustrative photo — An Iraqi M1 Abrams tank is seen during a night driving exercise at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 16, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Paul Sale via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of equipment and services related to sustainment support for M1A2 Abrams main battle tank systems to Kuwait for an estimated $325 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

The principal contractor for the sales is General Dynamics, the Pentagon said in a statement.

 (Reporting by Ryan Patrick Jones and Ismail Shakil; Editing by Leslie Adler // REUTERS)