The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) Sept. 9 notified Congress of a possible $7.8 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Turkey of Patriot missile system equipment, a first.
The principal contractors will be Raytheon [RTN] and Lockheed Martin [LMT].
The FMS would include 13 Patriot Fire Units, 72 Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) missiles, four PAC-3 Lot Validation Missiles, 197 MIM-104E Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles-T (GEM-T), four MIM-104E GEM-T Lot Validation Missiles, five Patriot Digital Missiles, five Anti-Tactical Missiles and other related support and equipment.
In addition, the potential sale includes eight AN/USQ-140(V)(2)(c) (RT-1785) or AN/USQ-140(V)(11)(c) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems/Low Volume Terminals (MIDS/LVT-2), 13 AN/MPQ-65 Radar Sets, four Tactical Command Systems, 13 Battery Command Posts, six Communication Relay Groups, 13 Engagement Control Stations, 48 M902 Launching Stations, 52 Antenna Mast Groups, 13 Electronic Power Plant III (EPP), 100 Thales 9310C Very High Frequency (VHF) Voice Radios, 150 Thales 9310C VHF Data Radios, containers, battery and battalion maintenance equipment, prime movers, generators, electrical power units, personnel training and training equipment, trailers, communication equipment, tool and test sets, spare and repair parts, publications and technical documentation.
The sale would require U.S. government and contractor support and related logistics support.
Turkey would use the PAC-3 missiles to improve its missile defense capability, strengthen its homeland defense, and deter regional threats, DSCA said. It has not previously purchased PAC-3 missiles, but will be able to absorb and effectively utilize these missiles, DSCA added.
There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.