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US approves a possible $1.9 bn FMS to Saudi Arabia for 10 MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters 2105152.
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| US approves a possible $1.9 bn FMS to Saudi Arabia for 10 MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopters | |||
The United States State Department has approved yesterday, May 20, a possible
Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 10 MH-60R Multi-Mission
Helicopters and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for
an estimated cost of $1.9 billion. The principal contractors will be Sikorsky
Aircraft Corporation in Stratford, Connecticut; and Lockheed Martin Corporation
in Owego, New York.
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 Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission helicopter firing and AGM-114 Hellfire missile |
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The Government of
Saudi Arabia has requested a sale of ten (10) MH-60R multi-mission helicopters
fourteen (14) APS-153(V) Multi-Mode radars (10 installed, 2 spares and
2 for testing); twenty-four T-700 GE 401 C engines (20 installed and
4 spares); twelve (12) APX-123 Identification Friend or Foe transponders
(10 installed and 2 spares); fourteen (14) AN/AAS-44C(V) Multi-Spectral
Targeting Systems Forward Looking Infrared Radars (10 installed, 2 spares,
and 2 for testing); twenty-six (26) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigation Systems with Selective Availability/Anti-Spoofing Module
(20 installed and 6 spares); and Link-16 capability; one-thousand (1,000)
AN/SSQ-36/53/62 Sonobuoys; thirty-eight (38) AGM-114R Hellfire II missiles;
five (5) AGM-114 M36-E9 Captive Air Training missiles; four (4) AGM-114Q
Hellfire Training Missiles; three-hundred eighty (380) Advanced Precision
Kill Weapons System rockets; twelve (12) M-240D crew served weapons;
and twelve (12) GAU-21 crew served weapons. Also included are spare
engine containers; facilities study and design; spare and repair parts;
support and test equipment; communication equipment; aerial refueling
services; ferry support; publications and technical documentation; personnel
training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering,
technical and logistics support services; and other related elements
of logistical and program support. The estimated cost is $1.9 billion.
"The proposed
sale will improve Saudi Arabia’s capability to meet current and
future threats from enemy weapon systems. The MH-60R Multi-Mission Helicopter
will provide the capability to identify, engage, and defeat maritime
security threats along with the ability to perform secondary missions
including vertical replenishment, search and rescue, and communications
relay," said the US Defense Security and Cooperation Agency
in an official statement. |
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