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Australia requests $1.3bn FMS for five G550 surveillance aircraft.
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World Aviation Defense & Security Industry - Australia
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Australia requests $1.3bn FMS for five G550 surveillance aircraft
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The US State Department recently approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia for Gulfstream G550 Aircraft with Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare (AISREW) mission systems for an estimated cost of $1.3 billion, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on June 26.
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 Gulfstream's G550 EW platform is already in service with the Israeli Air Force(Credit: Gulfstream) |
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Australia requested the possible sale of up to five Gulfstream G-550 aircraft modified to integrate Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Electronic Warfare (AISREW) mission systems, Global Positioning System (GPS) capability, secure communications, aircraft defensive systems; spares, including whole life costs of airborne and ground segments; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated program cost is $1.3 billion.
"The proposed sale supports and complements the ongoing efforts of Australia to modernize its Electronic Warfare capability and increases interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)," the DSCA said. The prime contractors will be the US-based company L3. |
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