US approves sale of 10 MH-60 Seahawk helicopters to Saudi Arabia
May 22, 2015 at 08:48 AM EDT
WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of 10 MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to Saudi Arabia for $1.9 billion, the first step in a major multibillion-dollar modernization of the Saudi navy's eastern fleet.