U.S. State Department approves potential drone sale to Qatar for $1 billion By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of drones to Qatar in a deal valued at $1 billion, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The principal contractors will be Raytheon Technologies (NYSE:) Corp, SRC and Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE:), the Pentagon said in a statement. It added that the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the possible sale on Tuesday.