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Black Hawks for Qatar
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has notified the US Congress of a possible foreign military sale to the Government of Qatar of 12 UH-60M Black Hawk Utility Helicopters, 26 T700-GE-701D engines (24 installed and 2 spares), 15 AN/AAR-57 V(7) common missile warning systems, 15 AN/AVR-2B laser detecting sets, 15 AN/APR-39A(V)4 radar signal detecting sets, 26 M240H machine guns, and 26 AN/AVS-6 night vision goggles. The estimated cost is $1.112 billion.
Also included are M206 infrared countermeasure flares, M211 and M212 advanced infrared countermeasure munitions (AIRCM) flares, M134D-H machine guns, system integration and air worthiness certification, simulators, generators, transportation, wheeled vehicles and organisation equipment, spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools and test equipment, technical data and publications, personnel training and training equipment, US Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics support.
The prime contractors will be Sikorsky Aircraft Company in Stratford, Connecticut, and General Electric Aircraft Company in Lynn, Massachusetts. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.
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