The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt for C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft, and related equipment, at an estimated cost of $2.2 billion.
The Government of Egypt has requested the purchase of twelve C-130J Super Hercules aircraft with four Rolls Royce AE-2100D turboprop engines each (installed); twelve Rolls Royce AE-2100D turboprop engines (spares); thirty Integrated GPS/INS (EGI) with GPS security devices (including 6 spares); and seven Multifunctional Information Distribution System – Low Volume Terminal Block Upgrade Two (MIDS-LVT BU2) (including 3 spares).
In addition, the following systems and services are included in the request:
- AN/APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponders;
- AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems (MWS);
- AN/ALE-47 Countermeasure Dispensing System (CMDS);
- AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receiver (RWR);
- AN/AAQ-22 (STAR SAFIRE 380);
- Secure communications, cryptographic equipment, and GPS-assisted precision navigation equipment,
- Technical publications and documentation; mission-critical software and resources;
- Aircraft support and equipment; return and unclassified repair;
- Integration and testing; personnel training and training equipment;
- U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services;
- Other related logistical and program support elements.
The total estimated cost of the program is $2.2 billion, and if completed, the prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, headquartered in Marietta, GA. There are no known offsets proposed in connection with this potential sale.
The African country has also requested the purchase of three SPS-48 Land-Based Radars (LBR), spare parts, engine generators, repeaters, radomes, technical manuals, site surveys, installation, calibrations, testing, operator training, and maintenance training associated with the SPS-48 LBR; obsolescence replacements of the processor, track management system, communications equipment, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), generators and/or transmitter control unit on the SPS-48 LBR fielded systems; updated integrated testing (BIT) and overhaul of the SPS-48 LBR fielded antenna systems; and other related logistics and program support items, for a total program cost estimated at $355 million.
The prime contractor for the LBR contract will be L3 Harris Surveillance Systems. There are also no known proposed compensation arrangements in connection with this potential sale.
