Australia formally requests 10 C-27Js through FMS

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Australia – C-27J Aircraft and Related Support

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2011 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Dec. 16 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Australia for 10 C-27J aircraft and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $950 million.

The Government of Australia requested a possible sale of 10 C-27J aircraft;

23 AE2100D2 Rolls Royce engines;

12 Electronic Warfare Self Protection Suites; 12 AAR-47A(V)2 Missile Warning Systems; 12 ALE-47(V) Threat Adaptive Countermeasures Dispensing Systems; 12 APR-39B(V)2 Radar Warning Receivers; 13 AN/APN-241 Radar Systems;

44 AN/ARC-210 Warrior Very High Frequency/Ultra High Frequency Communication Systems; 12 KY-100 Units; 12 HF 9550 Radios; 12 APX-119 Identification Friend or Foe (Mode 4); 14 Blue Force Trackers;

12 Portable Flight Mission Planning Systems;

support and test equipment; repair and return; spare and repair parts;

aircraft ferry and tanker support; personnel training and training equipment;
publications and technical data;
Operational Flight Simulator, Fuselage, and Maintenance trainers;
U.S. Government and contractor representative engineering, logistics, and technical support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.

The estimated cost is $950 million.

The proposed sale will allow the Australian Defense Force (ADF) to improve its capability to meet current and future air mobility needs and humanitarian operations and disaster relief efforts in Southeast Asia. The ADF retired its fleet of 14 DHC-4 Caribou aircraft in 2009 and will soon retire 12 C-130H aircraft.

The prime contractor will be L3 Integrated Systems Group in Waco, Texas.