US approves USD31.2 billion of fighter sales to the Middle East

[Zarvan]

Qatar has requested 72 of the latest variant Advanced Eagle, which features increased weapon stations, modern systems, and an AESA radar. Source: Boeing
The US State Department has cleared long-delayed fighter aircraft sales to the Middle East valued at USD31.2 billion.

Two notifications posted on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) website on 17 November announced the approval of 40 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for Kuwait and 72 Boeing F-15 Advanced Eagles for Qatar, valued at USD10.1 billion and USD21.1 billion respectively. Both sales were requested some years ago, but had reportedly been held up owing to concerns raised by Israel.

Kuwait's request for 40 Super Hornets has been approved by the State Department and is now with Congress for final sign-off. (Lockheed Martin)

The Kuwaiti sale covers 32 single-seat F/A-18E and eight twin-seat F/A-18F aircraft, as well as 12 Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33 Sniper pods, 48 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), and other equipment and support. Kuwait is the first customer to request an element of Boeing's International Roadmap upgrade for the Super Hornet, with the notification also listing eight conformal fuel tanks for four of its aircraft.

Once in service, the F/A-18E/Fs will initially augment the Kuwait Air Force's current 39 Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornets and the 28 yet-to-be delivered Eurofighter Typhoons, before eventually replacing the legacy Hornets.

The Qatari sale covers 72 F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) Eagles as well as weapons and related support equipment. Lead-in fighter training in the United States is also included. The Advanced Eagle is the latest variant of the Boeing-made fighter that has also been ordered by Saudi Arabia as the F-15SA. This variant improves on previous models in that it features two additional underwing weapons stations (increasing the number from nine to 11); the option of a large area display cockpit; fly-by-wire controls; and the Raytheon APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

Along with 24 Dassault Rafales that were ordered in May 2015, in Qatar Emiri Air Force service the F-15QAs will replace the service's current 12 Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters.

The DSCA notifications represent the total number of fighters that the State Department has approved, and are not necessarily the number that each nation will procure (Qatar, for example, has already had a portion of its total 72-aircraft requirement satisfied with the Rafale).

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[Zarvan]

US Approves 40 F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet Fighters, Engines, Radars For $10.1 Billion To Kuwait

Boeing F/A-18 E fighter aircraft
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The US State Department has approved sale of 40 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft for an estimated cost of $10.1 billion to Kuwait.

The approved contract will include support, equipment, and training. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 17, 2016.

The Government of Kuwait has requested to purchase 32 F/A-18E aircraft, with F414-GE-400 engines; eight F/A-18F aircraft, with F414-GE-400 engines; eight spare F414-GE-400 engines and 24 engine modules; 41 AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) Radars; 44 M61A2 20mm Gun Systems; 45 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning Receivers; 240 LAU-127E/A Guided Missile Launchers; 45 AN/ALE-47 Airborne Countermeasures Dispenser Systems; 12 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Advanced Targeting Pods; 48 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS); 45 AN/ALQ-214 Radio Frequency Counter-Measures Systems; 45 AN/ALE-55 Towed Decoys; 48 Link-16 Systems; 8 Conformal Fuel Tanks; and 14 AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR Systems.

Also included in the sale are ARC-210 radio (aircraft); Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems; AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG); Launchers (LAU- 115D/A, LAU-116B/A, LAU-l 18A); Command Launch Computer (CLC) for Air to Ground Missile 88 (AGM-88); ANAV/MAGR GPS Navigation; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS); aircraft spares; Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE); support equipment; aircrew/maintenance training; contractor engineering technical service; logistics technical services; engineering technical services; other technical assistance; contractor logistics support; flight test services; storage and preservation; aircraft ferry; Repair of Repairable (RoR); support systems and associated logistics; training aides and devices; spares; technical data Engineering Change Proposals; avionics software support; software; technical publications; engineering and program support; U.S.

Government and contractor engineering; technical and logistic support services.

The acquisition of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft 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 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft will supplement and eventually replace the Kuwait Air Force's aging fighter aircraft.

The prime contractors will be Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and General Electric.

Kuwait requires contractors to satisfy an offset obligation equal to 35 percent of the main contract purchase price for any sale of defense articles in excess of three million Kuwait Dinar, (approximately $10 million USD).

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/17...dars_For__10_1_Billion_To_Kuwait#.WC7o3OZ95PY

US Approves 72 Boeing F-15QA Fighter Aircraft Sale To Qatar For $21.1 Billion

Boeing F-15 Strike Eagle
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The US State Department has approved sale of F-15QA aircraft with weapons and related support, equipment, and training to Qatar for an estimated $21.1 billion.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on November 17, 2016.

The Government of Qatar requested to purchase 72 F-15QA multi-role fighter aircraft and associated weapons package; the provision for continental United States based Lead-in-Fighter-Training for the F-15QA; associated ground support; training materials; mission critical resources and maintenance support equipment; the procurement for various weapon support and test equipment spares; technical publications; personnel training; simulators and other training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering; technical and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.

The prime contractor will be Boeing Corporation.

http://www.defenseworld.net/news/17..._Sale_To_Qatar_For__21_1_Billion#.WC7o3OZ95PY

 

[New World]

both jet are above $260 millions.. Hell of the Expensive.

Qatar will get Rafale and F-15QA..
Kuwait will get EFT and F/A-18 E/F.
UAE will get Rafale and F-16 blk 60.
KSA will get EFT and F-15SA
Oman will get EFT and F-16

it means that all GCC countries will have Long Range Fighter jets.

 

[maximuswarrior]

both jet are above $260 millions.. Hell of the Expensive.

Qatar will get Rafale and F-15QA..
Kuwait will get EFT and F/A-18 E/F.
UAE will get Rafale and F-16 blk 60.
KSA will get EFT and F-15SA
Oman will get EFT and F-16

it means that all GCC countries will have Long Range Fighter jets.

I wonder, won't Trump have any issues with this sale or will he look the other way? Will money be the deciding factor?

 

[Hyde]

With so much money they should have rather had their own indeginous program for future aircraft in Co-operation with the likes of Russia, China or even US itself

 

[maximuswarrior]

With so much money they should have rather had their own indeginous program for future aircraft in Co-operation with the likes of Russia, China or even US itself

They will remain dependent on these countries for spares as well. That is some money being spent. Not a wise move in my opinion. No doubt, some sort of 5th gen indigenous program should have been the way forward. Money is not an issue for these countries.

 

[ARABIC]

They will remain dependent on these countries for spares as well. That is some money being spent. Not a wise move in my opinion. No doubt, some sort of 5th gen indigenous program should have been the way forward. Money is not an issue for these countries.

and they will remain dependent on our gas and oil two so its like a deal

 

[Beast]

and they will remain dependent on our gas and oil two so its like a deal

US is near export of fuel for first time if not for the oil price collapse. The US has a lot of shale gas.

 

[EgyptianAmerican]

Qatar has requested 72 of the latest variant Advanced Eagle, which features increased weapon stations, modern systems, and an AESA radar. Source: Boeing
The US State Department has cleared long-delayed fighter aircraft sales to the Middle East valued at USD31.2 billion.

Two notifications posted on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) website on 17 November announced the approval of 40 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for Kuwait and 72 Boeing F-15 Advanced Eagles for Qatar, valued at USD10.1 billion and USD21.1 billion respectively. Both sales were requested some years ago, but had reportedly been held up owing to concerns raised by Israel.

Kuwait's request for 40 Super Hornets has been approved by the State Department and is now with Congress for final sign-off. (Lockheed Martin)

The Kuwaiti sale covers 32 single-seat F/A-18E and eight twin-seat F/A-18F aircraft, as well as 12 Lockheed Martin AN/AAQ-33 Sniper pods, 48 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), and other equipment and support. Kuwait is the first customer to request an element of Boeing's International Roadmap upgrade for the Super Hornet, with the notification also listing eight conformal fuel tanks for four of its aircraft.

Once in service, the F/A-18E/Fs will initially augment the Kuwait Air Force's current 39 Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornets and the 28 yet-to-be delivered Eurofighter Typhoons, before eventually replacing the legacy Hornets.

The Qatari sale covers 72 F-15QA (Qatar Advanced) Eagles as well as weapons and related support equipment. Lead-in fighter training in the United States is also included. The Advanced Eagle is the latest variant of the Boeing-made fighter that has also been ordered by Saudi Arabia as the F-15SA. This variant improves on previous models in that it features two additional underwing weapons stations (increasing the number from nine to 11); the option of a large area display cockpit; fly-by-wire controls; and the Raytheon APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

Along with 24 Dassault Rafales that were ordered in May 2015, in Qatar Emiri Air Force service the F-15QAs will replace the service's current 12 Dassault Mirage 2000-5 fighters.

The DSCA notifications represent the total number of fighters that the State Department has approved, and are not necessarily the number that each nation will procure (Qatar, for example, has already had a portion of its total 72-aircraft requirement satisfied with the Rafale).

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Wow is the debt that bad?

 

[Russell]

I wonder, won't Trump have any issues with this sale or will he look the other way? Will money be the deciding factor?

He considers all of them to be 'allies'. He'll have no issues - meaning, Israel has already given the go ahead

 

[ARABIC]

I wonder, won't Trump have any issues with this sale or will he look the other way? Will money be the deciding factor?

Trump is business man he will accept the deal

Now the air force if the gcc countries will be tge best in region

 

[The SC]

20 billion $ would have brought in 120+ Rafale with ToT and manufacturing facilities.. 12 billion $ could have bought the whole TOT of its Engine, so here you had a Full ToT possibility with this kind of money..
But guess what.. another 30 billion $ and it is done

Still the 32 billion $ is mind bugling if there is no ToT, because one can add all the extra services that exist and it won' make it to half the amount of the deal.. most probably it includes some ToT. (parts of the airplanes and some electronic, engine and avionics parts)

 

[MastanKhan]

With so much money they should have rather had their own indeginous program for future aircraft in Co-operation with the likes of Russia, China or even US itself

Hi,

Really-------.