The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of Fast Missile Craft Modernization and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $625 million.
The State Department has also made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of AN/TPS-78 Long Range Radar and related elements of logistics and program support for an estimated cost of $304 million.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required certification notifying Congress of these two possible sales on 04 February 2025.
The Government of Egypt has requested to buy equipment and services including four (4) Component Based Total Ship System, 21st Century (COMBATSS-21) combat management systems to modernize its four fast missile craft (FMC). Also included are air and surface surveillance radars; chaff decoy systems; electro-optical/infrared sensor systems; electronic warfare systems; navigation data distribution systems; communications intelligence systems; fire control radar systems; 76 mm gun upgrades; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $625 million.
The principal contractors will be Lockheed Martin, located in Manassas, Virginia, and L3Harris, located in Northampton, Massachusetts. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware of any offset agreement proposed in connection with this potential sale.
The Government of Egypt has also requested to buy AN/TPS-78 long range radar turnkey systems; KIV-78 cryptographic devices; Global Positioning System (GPS) devices with Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM); spare and repair parts; software and software support; personnel training and training equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $304 million.
This proposed sale will improve Egypt’s capability to meet current and future threats by improving its ability to detect various air threats. Egypt already operates a mixture of other radar systems and will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment and services into its armed forces.
The principal contractor will be Northrop Grumman Corporation, located in Falls Church, Virginia. At this time, the U.S. Government is not aware of any offset agreement proposed in connection with this potential sale.
Any offset agreement for either or both these sales will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor
Implementation of these two proposed sales will not require the assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Egypt.
Source: Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA); File Photo: Egyptian Navy’s Ambassador III-class missile craft Suleiman Ezzat (682) © Wikipedia)
