US State Dept OKs potential sale of helicopter upgrades to Czech Republic for $650 mln

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of equipment to refurbish and modernize AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters to the Czech Republic for an estimated cost of $650 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

The principal contractors will be Bell Helicopter, Textron TXT.N, and General Electric Co GE.N, the Pentagon said.