Israel has requested a possible sale of nine C-130J-30 aircraft as well as associated equipment and services for which the total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $1.9 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported.
Along with the C-130J-30s, Israel has requested, six Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 spare engines; nine AN/AAR-47 Missile Warning Systems (includes three spares); nine AN/ALR- 56M Advanced Radar Warning Receivers (includes three spares); nine AN/ALE-47 Counter-Measures Dispensing Systems (includes three spares); nine AN/AAQ-22 Star SAFIRE III Special Operations Suites (includes three spares); four spare AN/ARC-210 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINCGARS); 10 spare Secure Voice Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency Radios; four spare Secure Voice High Frequency Radios; three spare AN/AAR-222 SINCGARS and Key Gen (KV-10) Systems; one KIV-119 Non-standard Communication/COMSEC equipment; two ARC-210 Non-standard Communication/COMSEC equipment; 10 External Pylons and Fuel Tanks; and five Internal Israeli Tank Modification Kits, DSCA said.
Also included are spare and repair parts, configurations updates, communications security equipment and radios, integration studies, support equipment, aircraft ferry and tanker support, repair and return, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics personnel services, and other related elements of logistics support, DSCA added.
Lockheed Martin [LMT] is the principal contractor.