The
Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress June 26 of a possible
Foreign Military Sale to the Government Qatar of 10 MH-60R SEAHAWK Multi-Mission
Helicopters, 12 MH-60S SEAHAWK Multi-Mission Helicopters with the Armed
Helicopter Modification Kit, 48 T-700 GE 401C Engines (44 installed
and 4 spare) with an option to purchase an additional 6 MH-60S SEAHAWK
Multi-Mission Helicopters with the Armed Helicopter Modification Kit
and 13 T-700 GE 401C Engines.
The estimated cost is $2.5 billion.
The Government of Qatar has requested a possible sale of 10 MH-60R
SEAHAWK Multi-Mission Helicopters, 12 MH-60S SEAHAWK Multi-Mission Helicopters
with the Armed Helicopter Modification Kit, 48 T-700 GE 401C Engines
(44 installed and 4 spare) with an option to purchase an additional
6 MH-60S SEAHAWK Multi-Mission Helicopters with the Armed Helicopter
Modification Kit and 13 T-700 GE 401C Engines (12 installed and 1 spare)
at a later date, communication equipment, spare engine containers, support
equipment, spare and repair parts, tools and test equipment, technical
data and publications, personnel training and training equipment, U.S.
government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support
services, and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated
cost is $2.5 billion.
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This
proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security
of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly
country that has been, and continues to be, an important force for political
and economic progress in the Middle East. Qatar is a strategic partner
in maintaining stability in the region. The acquisition of these helicopters
will allow for greater interoperability with U.S. forces, providing
benefits for training and possible future coalition operations in support
of shared regional security objectives. |
The prime contractors
will be Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in Stratford, Connecticut, Lockheed
Martin in Owego, New York, and General Electric in Lynn, Massachusetts.
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this
potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of
fifteen contractor representatives to Qatar on an intermittent basis
over the life of the case to support delivery of the MH-60R and MH-60S
helicopters and provide support and equipment familiarization.
There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result
of this proposed sale. This notice of a potential sale is required
by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.
Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency
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