Tony Osborne
September 02, 2026

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week

The U.S. has approved another potential foreign military sale for Bell 412EPX twin-engine medium rotorcraft and armed Bell 407 single-light helicopters to Iraq. The potential Foreign Military Sale, announced by the U.S. State Department on August 31 and valued at $800 million, includes an…

Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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