$ A WASHINGTON, Jul 9 (Hina) - US assistance to the Bosnian Federation Armed Forces would include 100 million dollars' worth of military equipment, including 15 transport helicopters, 45 tanks and 80 armoured personnel carriers, the
White House said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, Jul 9 (Hina) - US assistance to the Bosnian Federation
Armed Forces would include 100 million dollars' worth of military
equipment, including 15 transport helicopters, 45 tanks and 80
armoured personnel carriers, the White House said on Tuesday.#L#
The shipment would also include 840 pieces of anti-tank
weaponry, 46,100 rifles, 1,000 machine-guns, 6,592 field telephones
and radio devices. The equipment would be accompanied by the
necessary ammunition and spare parts.
The training program, conducted by the US-based private
company MPRI, would be financed from funds provided by Saudi
Arabia, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Turkey. The
whole program would cost US$ 140 million.
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