U.S. Plans to Sell AWACS to Thailand
<i> Reuters</i>
WASHINGTON —
The Bush Administration said Tuesday it has notified Congress that it intends to sell three radar warning planes to Thailand for $382 million.
The small E-2C airborne warning and control system planes (AWACS), used to defend U.S. aircraft carrier fleets, are built by Grumman Aerospace Corp. of Bethpage, N.Y.
Congress is not expected to raise objections to the sale.
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