FMS: New Zealand requests Boeing P-8 patrol aircraft buy....

[Stratofreighter]

http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/ne ... ed-support

WASHINGTON, Apr. 28, 2017 -

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to New Zealand for P-8A aircraft and associated support.

The estimated cost is $1.46 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on April 27, 2017.

New Zealand has requested the potential sale of up to four (4) P-8A Patrol Aircraft.

Each includes:
commercial engines,
Tactical Open Mission Software (TOMS), Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) MX-20HD,
AN/AAQ-2(V)1 Acoustic System,
AN/APY-10 Radar,
ALQ-240 Electronic Support Measures.

Also included are eight (8) Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS); five (5) Guardian Laser Transmitter Assemblies (GLTA) for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N; five (5) System Processors for AN/AAQ-24(V)N; t
hirty (30) AN/AAR-54 Missile Warning Sensors for the AN/AAQ-24(V)N;
ten (10) LN-251 with Embedded Global Positioning Systems (GPS)/Inertial Navigations Systems (EGIs); support equipment; operation support systems;
maintenance trainer/classrooms;
publications; software, engineering, and logistics technical assistance; foreign Liaison officer support, contractor engineering technical services; repair and return; transportation; aircraft ferry; and other associated training, support equipment and services.
The total estimated cost is $1.46 billion.

The Government of New Zealand intends to use these defense articles and services to continue its Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) capability,
following retirement of its P-3K maritime patrol aircraft.

New Zealand has procured and operated U.S. produced P-3 MSA for over 40 years, providing critical capabilities to NATO and coalition maritime operations.

New Zealand has maintained a close MSA acquisition and sustainment relationship with the U.S. Navy over this period.

The proposed sale will allow New Zealand to recapitalize, modernize and sustain its MSA capability for the next 30 years.

As a long-time P-3 operator, New Zealand will have no difficulty transitioning its MSA force to the P-8A and absorbing these aircraft into its armed forces.

The prime contractor will be The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA. Additional contractors include:
Air Cruisers Co LLC
Arnprior Aerospace, Canada
AVOX Zodiac Aerospace
BAE
Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)/EMS
Compass David Clark
DLS/NiaSat, Carlsbad, CA
DRS
Exelis, McLean VA
GC Micro, Petaluma, CA
General Electric, UK
Harris
Joint Electronics

Marin Baker
Northrop Grumman Corp, Falls Church, VA
Pole Zero, Cincinnati, OH
Raytheon, Waltham, MA
Raytheon, UK
Rockwell Collins, Cedar Rapids, IA
Spirit Aero, Wichita, KS
Symmetries Telephonics, Farmingdale, NY
Terma, Arlington, VA
Viking
WESCAM

There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.

Implementation of this proposed sale will require approximately five (5) contractor representatives to support the program in New Zealand.

[Erik_7Xi]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9204551 ... ft-from-us

A NZDF spokesman said the government was considering options to replace the its P-3 Orion fleet, and a letter of offer and acceptance was part of the process.

It was non-binding, and did not mean the Government had committed to buying the aircraft.

The cost indicated was a "not-to-exceed price", and higher than the Defence Force expected to pay.

Any decisions about what the next steps might be in purchasing the planes would be made over the next couple of months.

And lets not forget that:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... raft-needs

New Zealand has outlined its defense acquisition priorities for the next decade, with new airlifters and maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) high on the agenda. There are various potential airlift contenders, and the Japanese have made an early showing for the MPA requirement by sending two Kawasaki P-1s belonging to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) to the Royal New Zealand Navy’s 75th anniversary celebrations and an international naval exercise.
[...]
Japan will offer the P-1, after recently easing constitutional restrictions on exports of military technology. During their visit to RNZAF base Whenuapai, the JMSDF P-1s also took part in overland damage-assessment missions following an earthquake that struck the Kaikoura region on November 14, working alongside RNZAF and U.S. Navy Orions.

And...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industr ... raft-order