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has been paused on the fear its sophisticated surveillance equipment might fall into enemy hands, according to two people familiar with the matter.The technical objection to the sale was raised during a deeper review by the Pentagon’s Defense Technology Security Administration charged with keeping high value technology safe from enemy hands. Previously the plan, which has been circulating since March, had been approved by the White House, three people said.
The sources said this consideration had been overlooked in the initial review but came up in meetings at the Pentagon late last week. One solution to move the sale forward would be to swap out the existing radar and sensor package for something less sophisticated, but that could take months to complete, one of the sources.
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