"The U.S. Air Force bypassed IOMAX, which has 50 of these planes already in service in the Middle East." "They were given a raw deal," Budd said of Kenya, which had requested from the U.S. 12 weaponized planes in its fight against terrorist group Al-Shabaab near its northern border. "L3 recently received approval from the U.S. State Department for a possible sale to Kenya of aircraft and related support, including Air Tractor AT-802L planes," the big contractor said. But Ron Howard, the U.S. Army veteran who started IOMAX in 2001, said, "We're the only ones" making the specific weaponized planes that Kenya has requested. "This potential military sale would be carried out wholly in keeping with appropriate laws and regulations," he said.

Source: Fox News March 03, 2017 21:10 UTC