US approves potential sale of F-35 aircraft and engines to Romania, by Reuters

(Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 32 F-35 aircraft, as well as engines and other equipment, to Romania in a deal valued at $7.2 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday in a communicated.

The prime contractor for the aircraft would be Lockheed Martin (NYSE:) Inc. The order also includes 33 engines from Pratt & Whitney’s RTX subsidiary.