US announces 6.7-bln-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia

[Arabian Legend]

Pentagon Clears Possible Sale Of Lockheed Planes To Saudi Arabia


The Pentagon on Friday said it had approved the potential sale of 25 C-130J transport and refueling planes built by Lockheed Martin Corp to Saudi Arabiafor up to $6.7 billion.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress about the possible sale on Thursday, according to a posting on the agency’s website. Lawmakers have 30 days to block the sale although such action is rare since sales are carefully vetted before being publicly announced.

The sale covers 20 C-130J-30 transport planes and 5 KC-130J refueling planes, as well as 120 engines built by Britain’s Rolls Royce, parts, training and logistical support.

“Saudi Arabia needs these aircraft to sustain its aging fleet, which faces increasing obsolescence,” the agency said.

General Electric Co would also be a contractor on the sale, if approved, the Pentagon said.

C-130J-30

KC-130J

120 AE2100D3 engine by Rolls royce

 

[sachin@india]

WASHINGTON: The United States plans a $6.7 billion sale of 20 heavy cargo aircraft and five refueling planes to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon announced on Friday, in a deal to be approved by Congress.

The multibillion-dollar deal includes the cost of training, logistical support, parts and associated equipment for the aircraft, said a statement released by the Defense Department's agency for foreign arms sales.

Notice of the deal was sent to Congress on Thursday, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said, noting the proposed sale of 20 C-130J-30 Super Hercules planes and five KC-130J aircraft -- an extended-range tanker version of the C-130s -- would sustain Saudi Arabia's "aging fleet."

Congress has 30 days to raise objections, otherwise the deal will be concluded.

The statement said the sale would "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 stability and economic progress in the Middle East."

Riyadh has significantly increased its military spending in recent years and in 2010 signed a $60 billion arms deal with Washington, the kingdom's biggest defense supplier.

And at the end of 2011, the two countries announced the signing of a $30 billion deal to provide Saudi Arabia with 84 new fighter jets, a move the United States said sent a "strong message" to the Gulf region.

US plans $6.7 billion aircraft deal with Saudi Arabia - The Times of India

 

[Arabian Legend]

already posted

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-defence/218190-us-announces-6-7-bln-dollar-arms-sale-saudi-arabia.html

 

[A.Rafay]

WASHINGTON: The United States plans a $6.7 billion sale of 20 heavy cargo aircraft and five refueling planes to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon announced Friday, in a deal to be approved by Congress.
The multibillion-dollar deal includes the cost of training, logistical support, parts and associated equipment for the aircraft, said a statement released by the Defense Department’s agency for foreign arms sales.
Notice of the deal was sent to Congress on Thursday, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said, noting the proposed sale of 20 C-130J-30 Super Hercules planes and five KC-130J aircraft — an extended-range tanker version of the C-130s — would sustain Saudi Arabia’s “aging fleet.”
Congress has 30 days to raise objections, otherwise the deal will be concluded.
The statement said the sale would “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 stability and economic progress in the Middle East.”
Riyadh has significantly increased its military spending in recent years and in 2010 signed a $60 billion arms deal with Washington, the kingdom’s biggest defense supplier.
And at the end of 2011, the two countries announced the signing of a $30 billion deal to provide Saudi Arabia with 84 new fighter jets, a move the United States said sent a “strong message” to the Gulf region.

US plans $6.7 billion aircraft deal with Saudi – The Express Tribune

 

[Banu Umayyah]

Is it just me or are these deals super expensive?
I mean half a billion US dollers for a cargo plane seems quite unreasonable, even with maintenance included.

 

[Banu Umayyah]

Waste of money.

 

[revojam]

You are late

 

[SamranAli]

US needs money and KSA is providing it to mantain the flow of their arms industries. Win-Win for both.

 

[SamranAli]

US needs money and KSA is providing it to mantain the flow of their arms industries. Win-Win for both.

 

[Arabian Legend]

Saudi Arabia – C-130J-30 and KC-130J Aircraft

WASHINGTON, November 9, 2012 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Nov. 8 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for 20 C-130J-30 Aircraft and 5 KC-130J Air Refueling Aircraft, as well as associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $6.7 billion.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has requested a possible sale of 20 C-130J-30 Aircraft, 5 KC-130J Air Refueling Aircraft, 120 Rolls Royce AE2100D3 Engines (100 installed and 20 spares), 25 Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems, support equipment, spare and repair parts, personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical data, U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance, and other related logistics support. The total estimated cost is $6.7 billion.
This proposed sale of C-130J-30 and KC-130J assets 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 stability and economic progress in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia needs these aircraft to sustain its aging fleet, which faces increasing obsolescence. The proposed sale of C-130J and KC-130J aircraft will provide a modern configuration, improve reliability and enhance the Royal Saudi Air Force’s ability to effectively field, support, and employ these aircraft.

The proposed sale of these aircraft and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
Implementation of this sale will require the assignment of U.S. Government and contractor representatives to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for delivery, system checkout, and logistics support for an undetermined period of time.
The prime contractors will be Lockheed-Martin in Bethesda Maryland; General Electric Aviation Systems in Sterling Virginia; and Rolls Royce Corporation in Indianapolis, Indiana. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
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.

 

[mehmeTcc]

I don't know who the hell is Saudi defence minister, but it is clear that he is an idiot. Replacing cargo planes which is relatively new is something unacceptable. Even if you want cargo planes, do something good and finance some random Turkish, Indonesian or Pakistani company for a brand new project instead of buying stuff from West.

First they did buy Leo-2s, (I wonder what they will do with them!) then they bought C-130s just in 1 YEAR. Man, we are running a tender for SAMs nearly for 20 years just because of GoT doesn't want to spend billions of Turkish taxpayers money.
What makes me angry is, Saudi Arabia hasn't got real enemies like Pakistan or Azerbaijan does. Iranian Army is using Cold War junk, while you can't use Western made weapons against Israel. I wonder what so-called Royal family is smoking, LSD probably.

Anyways, we can buy C-130s which RSAF is planning to retire and modernize them to Erciyes standarts.

 

[mehmeTcc]

US needs money and KSA is providing it to mantain the flow of their arms industries. Win-Win for both.

KSA doesn't need any more arms, it has enough already. It is clear that the only winner here is USA.

 

[Juice]

Come on...imagine you were some shiek awash with cash....who wouldn't by the baddest toys possible. That much cash? Your own little army? Let's do a thread....limit 300,000 personel....100billion. (not annually...one time out-lay.)

 

[Bubblegum Crisis]

Waste of money.

US needs money and KSA is providing it to mantain the flow of their arms industries. Win-Win for both.

I don't know who the hell is Saudi defence minister, but it is clear that he is an idiot. Replacing cargo planes which is relatively new is something unacceptable. Even if you want cargo planes, do something good and finance some random Turkish, Indonesian or Pakistani company for a brand new project instead of buying stuff from West.
...

^^

Always with the same reason. Conditions contracts, ‘technology transfer’ with a ‘interaction technology’.

See old links :

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-d...ia-tot-contract-al-salam-aec.html#post3323010

http://www.defence.pk/forums/milita...epc-mtu-aero-engines-maintenance-kingdom.html

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-d...facture-f-15sa-wings-locally.html#post3311248

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-d...facture-f-15sa-wings-locally.html#post3311391

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-d...1-6bn-hawk-deal-saudi-arabia.html#post3531129


Leopard 2A7

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-defence/118240-leopard-2a7-saudi-arabia-8.html#post3446971

 

[mehmeTcc]

^^

See old links :

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-d...ia-tot-contract-al-salam-aec.html#post3323010

http://www.defence.pk/forums/milita...epc-mtu-aero-engines-maintenance-kingdom.html

http://www.defence.pk/forums/arab-d...1-6bn-hawk-deal-saudi-arabia.html#post3531129

Saudis have founded a maintenance center with foreign help, is this what you are trying to proof? If so, we should compare the super oil rich Saudi Arabia which enjoys huge profits from selling oil to 3rd countries with small states like Serbia or Georgia. (Serbs have more cutting edge technology comparing to Saudis btw)
It still doesn't change the facts that KSA is buying weapons for nothing but keeping Western arms industries alive.