UPDATE 1-U.S. approves possible sale of General Atomics drones to Spain
October 06, 2015 at 18:14 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Spain of four MQ-9 Reaper unmanned planes built by privately-held General Atomics, a deal valued at about $243 million, the Pentagon told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday.