Egypt set to purchase 12 C-130J-30 Super Hercules and Land Based Radars from US

The State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of C-130J-30 Super Hercules Aircraft, and related equipment, for an estimated cost of $2.2 billion.

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The Government of Egypt has requested to purchase twelve C-130J Super Hercules aircraft with four each Rolls Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines (installed); twelve Rolls Royce AE-2100D Turboprop Engines (spares); thirty Embedded 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).

Also, the following systems and services are included in the request:

1. AN/APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Transponders;
2. AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems (MWS);
3. AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing System (CMDS);
4. AN/ALR-56M Radar Warning Receiver (RWR); AN/AAQ-22 (STAR SAFIRE 380);
5. Secure communications, cryptographic equipment, and GPS-aided precision navigation equipment;
6. Publications and technical documentation; software and mission-critical resources;
7. Aircraft support and equipment; unclassified return and repair;
8. Integration and testing; personnel training and training equipment;
9. U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services;
10. Other related elements of logistical and program support.

The estimated total program cost is $2.2 billion, and if fulfilled, the principal contractor ill be Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, located in Marietta, GA. There are no known offsets proposed in conjunction with this potential sale.

The African country has also requested to buy three SPS-48 Land-Based Radar (LBR), spares, motor generators, repeaters, radomes, technical manuals, site surveys, installation, calibrations, testing, operator training, and maintenance training associated with the SPS-48 LBR; obsolescence replacements of processor, track management system, communication equipment, uninterrupted power supply (UPS), generators, and/or Transmitter Control Unit in fielded SPS-48 LBR systems; updated built-in-testing (BIT) and overhaul of fielded SPS-48 LBR antenna systems; and other related elements of logistical and program support, for an estimated total program cost of $355 million.

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The principal contractor for the LBR contract will be L3 Harris Surveillance Systems. Also, there are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.