The U.S. State Department approved a foreign military sale to Zambia of military helicopters and related logistics support for an estimated cost of $100 million, the Pentagon said in a statement on Monday.

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Republic of Zambia for Bell 412 helicopters at an estimated cost of US$100 million.

The US government has cleared the possible sale of Bell 412 utility helicopters to Zambia. The package is valued at $100 million and includes an unspecified number of rotorcraft, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.

Zambia aims to increase copper output to a record above 1 million tons this year, as it deepens ties with oil-rich Gulf nations such as the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.

The United States government has approved the sale of Bell 412 twin-engine military utility helicopters to the Republic of Zambia for an approximate value of $100 million, as part of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

Learn about Zambia's request to procure Bell 412 Enhanced Performance Exportable Medium-Lift Transport Helicopters worth $100 million.

The United States offered to extend its signature African investment project into the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as an incentive for a peace deal, but Rwanda has backed away, a senior US diplomat said.