US State Dept approves potential sale of Abrams tanks to Bahrain

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of Abrams tanks and related equipment to Bahrain for an estimated cost of $2.2 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The principal contractors will be General DynamicsGD.N; BAE SystemsBAES.L; Leonardo DRS; HoneywellHON.O; RTX CorpRTX.N; and Lockheed Martin LMT.N, the Pentagon said.