That accord mandated by the U.S.Congress is a necessary prerequisite for American aerospace firms to bid on a pending Indian purchase of 126 multi-role fighter jets, potentially the largest-ever arms sale.
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That month, Forbes reported that thirty million dollars of the revenue had been used to purchasearms.
The military research company, Jane's Sentinel Security Assessments, says the rebels are continuing to purchasearms from brokers based elsewhere in Southern Africa.