US Approves Light-Attack Aircraft Sale To Tunisia In $326Mln Deal- Defense Security Agency

The State Department signed off on a proposed $325.8 million sale of four AT-6C Wolverine light attack aircraft and related equipment to Tunisia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release on Wednesday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th February, 2020) The State Department signed off on a proposed $325.8 million sale of four AT-6C Wolverine light attack aircraft and related equipment to Tunisia, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a press release on Wednesday.

"The government of Tunisia has requested to buy four (4) AT-6C Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft with supporting equipment, to include...

four hundred sixty-eight (468) MK81 250 LB GP [general purpose] bombs," the release said. "The estimated value is $325.8 million."

The sale also included 60 guided bombs, 48 MK-82 500-pound bombs; 516 FMU-152 A/B fuses; and 3,290 advanced precision kill weapon systems, the release added.

The Wolverine is a reconnaissance and close-air support airplane that is powered by a single turboprop engine and can be armed with multiple weapons, including laser-guided bombs, according to media reports.