The US Defense Department just sent Congress an inventory of the actual weapons the Obama administration intends to include in a proposed $60 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia.
The deal was divided into four parts for presentation to Congress and the press.
That much money buys a mind-numbingly long list of weaponry, which I haven’t yet bothered to translate from DoD-ese.
I have, however, pasted the choice bits together after the jump.
84 F-15SA Aircraft 170 APG-63(v)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar (AESA) radar sets 193 F-110-GE-129 Improved Performance Engines 100 M61 Vulcan Cannons 100 Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System/Low Volume Terminal (MIDS/LVT) and spares 193 LANTIRN Navigation Pods (3rd Generation-Tiger Eye) 338 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS) 462 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVGS) 300 AIM-9X SIDEWINDER Missiles 25 Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM-9X) 25 Special Air Training Missiles (NATM-9X) 500 AIM-120C/7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) 25 AIM-120 CATMs 1,000 Dual Mode Laser/Global Positioning System (GPS) Guided Munitions (500 lb) 1,000 Dual Mode Laser/GPS Guided Munitions (2000 lb) 1,100 GBU-24 PAVEWAY III Laser Guided Bombs (2000 lb) 1,000 GBU-31B V3 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) (2000 lb) 1,300 CBU-105D/B Sensor Fuzed Weapons (SFW)/Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) 50 CBU-105 Inert 1,000 MK-82 500lb General Purpose Bombs 6,000 MK-82 500lb Inert Training Bombs 2,000 MK-84 2000lb General Purpose Bombs 2,000 MK-84 2000lb Inert Training Bombs 200,000 20mm Cartridges 400,000 20mm Target Practice Cartridges 400 AGM-84 Block II HARPOON Missiles 600 AGM-88B HARM Missiles 169 Digital Electronic Warfare Systems (DEWS) 158 AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Targeting Systems 169 AN/AAS-42 Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Systems 10 DB-110 Reconnaissance Pods 462 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System Helmets 40 Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receivers (ROVER) 80 Air Combat Maneuvering Instrumentation Pods
The estimated cost is $29.432 billion.
36 AH-64D Block III APACHE Helicopters 72 UH-60M BLACKHAWK Helicopters 36 AH-6i Light Attack Helicopters 12 MD-530F Light Turbine Helicopters 243 T700-GE-701D Engines 40 Modernized Targeting Acquisition and Designation Systems/Pilot Night Vision Sensors 20 AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars with Radar Electronics Unit 20 AN/APR-48A Radar Frequency Interferometer 171 AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Sets 171 AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Sets 171 AAR-57(V)3/5 Common Missile Warning Systems 318 Improved Countermeasures Dispensers 40 Wescam MX-15Di (AN/AAQ-35) Sight/Targeting Sensors 40 GAU-19/A 12.7mm (.50 caliber) Gatling Guns 108 Improved Helmet Display Sight Systems 52 30mm Automatic Weapons 18 Aircraft Ground Power Units 168 M240H Machine Guns 300 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles 421 M310 A1 Modernized Launchers 158 M299 HELLFIRE Longbow Missile Launchers 2,592 AGM-114R HELLFIRE II Missiles 1,229 AN/PRQ-7 Combat Survivor Evader Locators 4 BS-1 Enhanced Terminal Voice Switches 4 Digital Airport Surveillance Radars 4 Fixed-Base Precision Approach Radar 4 DoD Advanced Automation Service 4 Digital Voice Recording System
The estimated cost is $25.6 billion.
The prime contractors will be: The Boeing Company Lockheed Martin Corporation Sikorsky Aircraft MD Helicopters General Electric Company Lockheed Martin Millimeter Technology Longbow Limited Liability Corporation ITT Aerospace/Communications
Implementation of this proposed sale requires the assignment of approximately 900 contractor representatives and 30 U.S. Government personnel on a full time basis in Saudi Arabia for a period of 15 years.
24 AH-64D Block III APACHE Longbow Helicopters 58 T700-GE-701D Engines 27 Modernized Targeting Acquisition and Designation Systems/Pilot Night Vision Sensors 10 AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars with Radar Electronics Unit (Longbow Component) 10 AN/APR-48A Radar Frequency Interferometer 27 AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Sets 27 AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Sets 27 AAR-57(V)3/5 Common Missile Warning Systems 54 Improved Countermeasures Dispensers 28 30mm Automatic Weapons 6 Aircraft Ground Power Units 48 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles 106 M299A1 HELLFIRE Longbow Missile Launchers 24 HELLFIRE Training Missiles 1,536 AGM-114R HELLFIRE II Missiles 4,000 2.75 in 70mm Laser Guided Rockets 307 AN/PRQ-7 Combat Survivor Evader Locators 1 BS-1 Enhanced Terminal Voice Switch 1 Fixed-Base Precision Approach Radar 1 Digital Airport Surveillance Radar 1 DoD Advanced Automation Service 1 Digital Voice Recording System
The estimated cost is $3.3 billion.
The prime contractors will be: The Boeing Company Lockheed Martin Corporation General Electric Company Lockheed Martin Millimeter Technology Longbow Limited Liability Corporation
Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment of an additional 35 U.S. Government and 130 contractor representatives to Saudi Arabia. At present, there are approximately 250 U.S. Government personnel and 630 contractor representatives in Saudi Arabia supporting the modernization program.
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10 AH-64D Block III APACHE Longbow Helicopters 28 T700-GE-701D Engines 13 Modernized Targeting Acquisition and Designation Systems/Pilot Night Vision Sensors 7 AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars with Radar Electronics Unit (Longbow Component) 7 AN/APR-48A Radar Frequency Interferometer 13 AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Sets 13 AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Sets 13 AAR-57(V)3/5 Common Missile Warning Systems 26 Improved Countermeasures Dispensers 26 Improved Helmet Display Sight Systems 14 30mm Automatic Weapons 6 Aircraft Ground Power Units 14 AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles 640 AGM-114R HELLFIRE II Missiles 2,000 2.75 in 70mm Laser Guided Rockets 307 AN/PRQ-7 Combat Survivor Evader Locators 1 BS-1 Enhanced Terminal Voice Switch 1 Fixed-Base Precision Approach Radar 1 Digital Airport Surveillance Radar 1 DoD Advanced Automation Service 1 Digital Voice Recording System
The estimated cost is $2.223 billion.
The prime contractors will be: The Boeing Company Lockheed Martin Corporation General Electric Company Lockheed Martin Millimeter Technology Longbow Limited Liability Corporation
Implementation of this proposed sale may require the assignment of an additional 35 U.S. Government and 150 contractor representatives to Saudi Arabia. At present, there are approximately 250 U.S. Government personnel and 630 contractor representatives in Saudi Arabia supporting the modernization program.