Saudia Arabia Reaches $6 Billion Deal With Lockheed Martin For 4 Littoral Combat Ships

[Zarvan]

Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship
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Saudi Arabia has reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin to purchase four Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ships worth US$6 billion.

The deal is a part of overall $110-billion foreign military sale, and is expected to be announced during President Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh Saturday.

The US and the Saudi ministry of defence “designed and negotiated a package worth $110 billion,” vice-admiral Joseph Rixey, head of the Pentagon’s defence security co-operation agency, said Friday. “When completed, it will be the largest single arms deal in American history,” he added.

The $6-billion deal will include spares, training and other logistics items.

"The primary difference between the Freedom-class and the Saudi-variant is the lack of modular mission space found in the US version of the Littoral Combat Ship," the United States Naval Institute (USNI) said Friday.

The LCS was designed to counter small surface craft attacks, diesel submarine threats and asymmetrical mine threats, according to published reports. Modular mission space refers to a method to quickly and easily remove and replace specialized equipment used for different combat missions.

The US and Saudi Arabia will also sign a letter of agreement for about $500 million in what could become a $3.5 billion deal for as many as 48 CH-47 Chinook helicopters and related equipment built by Boeing. That sale was approved by the state department and congress in December, said an official.


http://www.defenseworld.net/news/19...rtin_For_4_Littoral_Combat_Ships#.WSA4Y2h95PY

 

[Vishvamitra]

Highly over priced gun boats. Saudi's can get 4 5 state of art frigrates from European countries in same amount.

 

[HannibalBarca]

Highly over priced gun boats. Saudi's can get 4 5 state of art frigrates from European countries in same amount.

mostly bc of ToT+ Armement...

 

[flamer84]

4 patrol boats at the price of 4 FREMM frigates

 

[Super Falcon]

Who is using it KSA Navy or islamic Allience

 

[Zarvan]

Lockheed Martin combat ship
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Saudi Arabia has expressed its intent to procure more than $28 billion worth of Lockheed Martin integrated air and missile defense, combat ship, tactical aircraft, rotary wing technologies and programs.

Letters of Offer and Acceptance and a Memorandum of Intent covering government-to-government sales of Lockheed Martin programs to include integrated air and missile defense systems, multi-mission surface combatant ships, radar systems, surveillance systems, tactical aircraft and rotary wing programs.

A Letter of Intent, between Lockheed Martin and Taqnia, to form a joint venture to support final assembly and completion of an estimated 150 S-70 Black Hawk utility helicopters for the Saudi government, the company announced Monday.

The program supports development of local capabilities through technology and skills transfer, thus enhancing the U.S.-Saudi global security partnership.

A Memorandum of Understanding between Lockheed Martin and Saudi Arabian Military Industries for the parties to work together to build defense capabilities in the KSA to support Vision 2030 and provide for localization efforts associated with Multi-mission Surface Combatants and Aerostats.

The programs help the Saudi government realize its Vision 2030 objective of building its domestic technology capabilities and skilled workforce.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/19...rcraft__Rotary_Wing_Technologies#.WSKqtOt97IU

 

[EpiiC]

Why no AEGIS BMD?

 

[c-dome1]

so why buy from turkey if you already buy from usa

 

[Super Falcon]

Again a way too much expensive deal for limited capabilities ships if they have bought mistral from French which Egypt got I could understand 6 billions

But for mere 4 FRIGATES class too expensive

Could have got more capable DDG type 055 from China and more than 4 in numbers in same amount and with TOT