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

(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