Egypt –24 F-16C/D Block 50/52

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 Aircraft and associated parts weapons and equipment, as well as other Non-MDE equipment and construction services. The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $3.2Billion.

The Government of Egypt has requested a possible sale of:

• 24 F-16C/D Block 50/52 Aircraft installed with either the F100-PW-229 or F110-GE-129 Increased Performance Engines (IPE) and APG-68(V)9 radars

• 6 F100-PW-229 or F110-GE-129 IPE spare engines

• 6 APG-68(V)9 spare radar sets

• 60 LAU-129/A Common Rail Launchers;

• 28 AN/APX-113 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe (AIFF) Systems without Mode IV

• 28 M61 20mm Vulcan Cannons

Non-MDE Equipment

•28 AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Systems (AIDEWS); or Advanced Countermeasures Electronic Systems (ACES) which includes the AN/ALQ-187 Electronic Warfare System and the AN/ALR-93 Radar Warning Receiver

•28 AN/ARC-238 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGAR) radios without HAVE QUICK I/II

•4 F-9120 Advanced Airborne Reconnaissance Systems or DB-110 Reconnaissance Pods

•28 Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) with Standard Positioning Service commercial code only

•12 AN/AAQ-33 SNIPER Advanced Targeting Pods or AN/AAQ-28LITENING Targeting Pods

•24 pairs of Conformal Fuel Tanks

•28 AN/ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispensing Systems

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