US State Dept OKs sale of counter mortar radar system to Saudi for $582 mln

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of a powerful counter mortar radar system to Saudi Arabia for an estimated $582 million, the Pentagon said on Monday.

The principal contractor for the sale of the RE-3A Tactical Airborne Surveillance System Aircraft Modernization and related equipment will be L3 Technologies LHK.N, the Pentagon said in a statement.