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Egypt orders Common Missile Warning Systems for its fleet of military choppers.
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World Aviation Defense & Security News - Egypt
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Egypt orders Common Missile Warning Systems for its fleet of military choppers
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The US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) for AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Blackhawks, and CH-47 Chinook Helicopters and related equipment, training, and suppor for an estimated cost of $81.4 million, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced on October 6, 2016.
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 An Egyptian Air Force CH-47D Chinook(Credit: Dmitriy Pichugin/Airliners.net) |
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The Government of Egypt has requested a possible sale of sixty-seven (67) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS).
This request also includes the following Non-MDE: OCONUS Installation/Integration, Installation Mounting Kits, Countermeasure Dispenser Test Set AN/ALM-294, Technical Assistance, U.S. Government Training and OCONUS Contractor Training, publications and technical documents, quality assurance and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $81.4 million. "This sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a strategic partner that has been and continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in the Middle East," the DSCA said. "The proposed sale of the CMWS will equip the Egyptian Air Force’s fleet of multimission helicopters with a detection system for infrared missile threats," the Agency added. The prime contractors will be BAE Systems and DynCorp. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. |
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