State Department approves potential sale of aircraft, torpedoes to Singapore for $2.3 billion, Pentagon says

Jan 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. State ‍Department has approved the potential sale ‌of ‌maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft and lightweight torpedoes ​and related ‍equipment ​to Singapore ​in a ‍deal valued at an estimated $2.3 billion, ‍the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The ‍principal ‍contractor ​is Boeing, ​according ⁠to the ‌Pentagon.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas and Ryan Patrick ⁠Jones)