Saudi Arabia has requested to buy blanket order aviation training services for its land forces aviation corps from the U.S. Army.
The agreement would include initial through advanced rotary-wing flight and maintainer training for personnel of the (RSLFAC) under sponsorship of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), according to a statement from the Pentagon.
The training will be conducted by U.S. Army instructors on the AH-64E Apache, CH-47F Chinook, UH-72A Lakota, and UH-60L/M Black Hawk helicopters.
“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a partner country that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Gulf Region,” said the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency in a release.
“The proposed sale will enhance Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing initial through advanced aviation operator and maintainer training for the safe and professional operation of the RSLFAC’s U.S.-procured helicopter fleet.”
