US OKs potential sale of aircraft support to Iraq, Pentagon says

PHOTO CAPTION: An Iraqi Air Force maintainer directs an AC-208 Combat Caravan at an undisclosed location, July 18, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of aircraft contractor logistics support and training to Iraq for an estimated cost of $140 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The training and support apply to Iraq's C-172 and AC/RC-208 aircraft fleet, the Pentagon said in a statement. The principal contractor will be Northrop Grumman Corporation, it added.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward; editing by Rami Ayyub)

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