State Department Approves $2 Billion Sale Of Five P-8A Poseidons To Germany

摘要

The State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of five P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft to Germany for $1.77 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on March 12. Germany's requested sale covers the five P-8As as well as nine Multifunctional Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio Systems 5 (MIDS JTRS 5), 12 LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems (EGls), commercial engines; Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS), Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared MX-20HD, AN/ AAQ-2(Ⅴ) I Acoustic System, AN/APY-10 radar, ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures, NexGen Missile Warning Sensors, AN/PRC-117G Manpack radios include MPE-S type Ⅱ with SAASM 3.7, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) 524D Precise Positioning System (PPS) for APY-10 Radar, AN/ALQ- 213 Electronic Counter Measures;, and various other associated systems and logistics support. The prime contractor for this sale is aircraft maker Boeing [BA]. DSCA noted Germany will use the P-8A Poseidons to replace its current fleet of Lockheed Martin [LMT] P-3C Orion aircraft that are reaching the end of their service lives and are planned to retire in 2024.