Lockheed awarded $1.48 billion Saudi missile defense contract: Pentagon

[The SC]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.48 billion contract to build the THAAD missile defense system for Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Friday.

The new contract was a modification to a previously awarded agreement to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor for Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said. The new agreement brings the total value of the THAAD deal to $5.36 billion, it said.


https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ssile-defense-contract-pentagon-idUSKCN1UE2JQ

 

[The SC]

* The deal was for 7 batteries worth $15 billion and 2023 deliveries. But Saudi Arabia has been able to cut the price to $13 billion and cut the delivery period to late 2019.. So this article might concern only the first batch!?

 

[Ahmad Bhutta]

No transfer of technology? This is madness

 

[The SC]

No transfer of technology? This is madness

There is TOT for some components, but not announced in detail yet..The good news though is the delivery will start this year..

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price, $1,473,941,756 modification (P00019) to previously-awarded contract HQ0147-17-C-0032 for the procurement of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Interceptor support items in support of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The value of this contract is increased from $3,890,665,224 to $5,364,606,980. One offer was solicited with one offer received. The work will be performed in Dallas, Texas; Sunnyvale, California; Huntsville, Alabama; Camden, Arkansas; and Troy, Alabama. The period of performance is from July 19, 2019, through July 31, 2023. KSA FMS funds in the amount of $340,940,179 are being obligated at time of award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.

 

[The SC]

Lockheed Martin receives $1.48 billion Saudi missile defense contract modification

Jul 20, 2019
in Missiles & Bombs, News

A U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense launching station sits at the ready in Israel, March 4, 2019. Photo by Staff Sgt. Cory Payne

U.S. defense giant Lockheed Martin has received a $1.48 billion contract modification for Saudi missile defense efforts.

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.48 billion contract modification to build the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system for Saudi Arabia, bringing the total value of the deal to $5.36 billion, the U.S. Department of Defense said on Friday.

“Lockheed Martin Corp., Missiles and Fire Control, Dallas, Texas, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price, $1,473,941,756 modification (P00019) to previously-awarded contract HQ0147-17-C-0032 for the procurement of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Interceptor support items in support of the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA),” said Department of Defense.

Also added that the period of performance is from July 19, 2019, through July 31, 2023.

According to UPI.com, THAAD provides the missile defense system with a globally transportable, rapidly deployable capability to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles inside or outside the atmosphere during their final, or terminal, phase of flight.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency reported in 2017 that the Government of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of 44 THAAD launchers, three hundred sixty THAAD Interceptor Missiles, sixteen THAAD Fire Control and Communications Mobile Tactical Station Group and seven AN/TPY-2 THAAD radars. The estimated cost is $15 billion.

“This potential sale will substantially increase Saudi Arabia’s capability to defend itself against the growing ballistic missile threat in the region,” said in DSCA’s statement.

THAAD’s exo-atmospheric, hit-to-kill capability will add an upper-tier to Saudi Arabia’s layered missile defense architecture and will support modernization of the Royal Saudi Air Defense Force (RSADF).


https://defence-blog.com/news/lockh...di-missile-defense-contract-modification.html

 

[Wilhelm II]

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* The deal was for 7 batteries worth $15 billion and 2023 deliveries. But Saudi Arabia has been able to cut the price to $13 billion and cut the delivery period to late 2019.. So this article might concern only the first batch!?

I read that before Saudi don't want thaad because threats of houthis are not long range missiles
I think that was a pressure on us for pushing forward other deals
I know for Iran Israel and future turkey missiles we need thaad and better than it but Saudi must use cards against democrats

 

[Falcon29]

* The deal was for 7 batteries worth $15 billion and 2023 deliveries. But Saudi Arabia has been able to cut the price to $13 billion and cut the delivery period to late 2019.. So this article might concern only the first batch!?

Is 1 battery one launcher and 8 missiles? If so, big waste of money. Israel gets these free as US already practices emergency deployment of THAAD in Israel. You guys need to stop purchasing so many stuff and look inward for flaws in armed forces. A highly professional army will be a lot more useful.

 

[The SC]

Is 1 battery one launcher and 8 missiles? If so, big waste of money. Israel gets these free as US already practices emergency deployment of THAAD in Israel. You guys need to stop purchasing so many stuff and look inward for flaws in armed forces. A highly professional army will be a lot more useful.

7 batteries of THAAD is 44 launchers with 8 missile each.. The Saudi Armed forces are highly professional..THAAD is a need of the hour..