Singapore Orders Raytheon Missiles For Its New F-15SG

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  • 10:51 AM, April 6, 2013
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U.S has offered the deal to The Government of the Republic of Singapore for 100 AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) for an estimated cost of $210 million and 20 AIM 9X-2 SIDEWINDER Block II All Up Round Missiles for an estimated cost of $36 million.

The Government of Singapore has requested a possible sale of 100 AIM-120C7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), AMRAAM Programmable Advanced System Interface Simulator (PASIS), 10 AMRAAM Spare Guidance Sections, 18 AN/AVS-9(V) Night Vision Goggles, H-764G with GEM V Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM), Common Munitions Built-in-Test Reprogramming Equipment (CMBRE-Plus) in support of a Direct Commercial Sale of new F-15SG aircraft.

Also has requested a possible sale of 20 AIM 9X-2 SIDEWINDER Block II All Up Round Missiles, 8 CATM-9X-2 Captive Air Training Missiles, 5 CATM-9X-2 Block II Missile Guidance units, 2 AIM-9X-2 Block II Tactical Guidance units.

Also included : containers, spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools and test equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, logistics, and technical support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support.

Singapore is procuring, via Direct Commercial Sale, new F-15SG aircraft. Singapore will have no difficulty absorbing the AIM-120C7s and AIM-9X-2 into its armed forces.

The prime contractors will be Raytheon, Honeywell Aerospace, ITT Night Vision and ATK Defense Electronic Systems for $210 million deal and $36 million deal will have Raytheon as a sole contractor.

The contractors intend to work on this deal as no such offset agreements are made official yet.

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