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Australia Requests $1.8 Billion In Follow-On Support For Destroyers And Aircraft

Wednesday, April 29th, 2015

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The State Department approved two possible Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requests with a total value of nearly $1.8 billion to Australia for Hobart-class destroyer, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, and EA-18G Growler aircraft sustainment and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support. The destroyer sale is worth $275 million while the combined aircraft sale is worth $1.5 billion.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sales on April 28.Lockheed Martin [LMT] would be the primary contractor for the destroyer sale…

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