Possible $400 million military sale to Britain approved - Pentagon

A British soldier stands in front of a Royal Airforce C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at a Kandahar airfield, Afghanistan December 20, 2012. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $400 million (£319 million) military sale to Britain for C-17 aircraft logistics support services and equipment, the Pentagon said on Monday in a notification to Congress. The British government has requested continued logistics support and services for eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster military transport planes, the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement. Britain's current support contract for the planes expires in September, DSCA said. (Reporting by David Alexander)