Spain cleared to buy $950M worth of MH-60R helicopters - Breaking Defense

While the announcement may raise eyebrows as the first arms sale to a NATO nation since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, such arms requests have a long tail that requires months or years of work to get to a public announcement.

“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a NATO ally which is an important force for political stability and economic progress in Europe,” the announcement on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s website reads.