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The U.S. Air Force awarded an $11.4 billion contract to Boeing to cover 84 new F-15SA fighter aircraft, systems and munitions that will be sold to Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Defense Department announced March 8.

The contract represents a large chunk of a total $29.4 billion foreign military sale (FMS) originally announced Dec. 30. The additional $18 billion will pay for 70 older F-15S aircraft, as well as support services.

A slew of foreign military sales to countries in the Middle East were announced at the end of 2011, including deals with Iraq, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The region is once again in the spotlight as the U.S. draws up potential attack plans against Syria and Iran.

By law, FMS deals are only made when considered advantageous to U.S. national security.

The construction of the new aircraft is set to be completed by October 2020.

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This should, in fact, be a wake up call for KSA. It should be realized that US will always maintain military balance in middle east in Israel's favour. Therefore, it should be a great matter of concern for KSA that Israel is not objecting in any manner in the recent weapon purchases of KSA. In other words, Israel seems to be confident in its abilities, even if Saudis get the latest weapons. Mysterious.
 
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This should, in fact, be a wake up call for KSA. It should be realized that US will always maintain military balance in middle east in Israel's favour. Therefore, it should be a great matter of concern for KSA that Israel is not objecting in any manner in the recent weapon purchases of KSA. In other words, Israel seems to be confident in its abilities, even if Saudis get the latest weapons. Mysterious.

saudi arabia doesn't depend on one source for its weapons . they purchase from Russia ,chain, UK, france, Sweden, germany, spain and other countries as well.
 
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saudi arabia doesn't depend on one source for its weapons . they purchase from Russia ,chain, UK, france, Sweden, germany, spain and other countries as well.

But you cannot deny it buys most from US.

You did not get my point. If Israel and US is not making any hue and cry for these advanced weapon purchases, imagine how superior israeli weapons are to that of KSA?

And in the meanwhile, we see hypocrite KSA leaders sponsoring insurgency in Syria.
 
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But you cannot deny it buys most from US.

You did not get my point. If Israel and US is not making any hue and cry for these advanced weapon purchases, imagine how superior israeli weapons are to that of KSA?

And in the meanwhile, we see hypocrite KSA leaders sponsoring insurgency in Syria.

stick with topic please and leave politics aside for now. yeah most of our weapons is from US for many reasons. one reasons its easy to deal with. second the eastern weapons systems is more complicated than the western weapons third, all of the jets that serve our interest is the one has twin engine due to the area of KSA.
 
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Saudis are stupid that they are buying a 30 year old fighter jet for skyrocket rates
 
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Saudis are stupid that they are buying a 30 year old fighter jet for skyrocket rates


This 30 year old fighter can still kick *** any thing that flies around.

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This is old news now. KSA has always had " Too many Dollars, not enough Sense ". They could have bought SU 35 at half the cost and with complete transfer of technology.
 
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Saudis are stupid that they are buying a 30 year old fighter jet for skyrocket rates

what a clever you are

Defense Security Cooperation Agency
NEWS RELEASE

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
Also included are the upgrade of the existing Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) fleet of seventy (70) F-15S multi-role fighters to the F-15SA configuration, the provision for CONUS-based fighter training operations for a twelve (12) F-15SA contingent, construction, refurbishments, and infrastructure improvements of several support facilities for the F-15SA in-Kingdom and/or CONUS operations, RR-188 Chaff, MJU-7/10 Flares, training munitions, Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices, communication security, site surveys, trainers, simulators, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistical support services, and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated cost is $29.432 billion.
This proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by strengthening our on-going strategically important relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
For the past twenty years the F-15 has been a cornerstone of the relationship between the U.S. Air Force (USAF) and the RSAF. The procurement of the F-15SA, the conversion of the F-15S fleet to a common configuration, and the CONUS training contingent will provide interoperability, sustained professional contacts, and common ground for training and support well into the 21st century.
The F-15SA will help deter potential aggressors by increasing Saudi’s tactical air force capability to defend KSA against regional threats. The CONUS-based contingent would improve interoperability between the USAF and the RSAF. This approach will meet Saudi’s self-defense requirements and continue to foster the long-term military-to-military relationship between the United States and the KSA. Saudi Arabia, which currently has the F-15 in its inventory, will have no difficulty absorbing the F-15SA aircraft into its armed forces.
The proposed sale of this service will not alter the basic military balance in the region.
This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.
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now you clever man propose and compare your proposal.
 
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Saudis are stupid that they are buying a 30 year old fighter jet for skyrocket rates
Nope! They're not stupid! The Boeing F-15SE Silent Eagle is an upgrade of the F-15E by Boeing using stealth features, such as internal weapons carriage and radar-absorbent material.

The F-15SE will use fifth generation fighter technologies to reduce its radar cross-section (RCS). Distinguishing features of this version are the conformal weapons bays (CWB) that replace the conformal fuel tanks (CFT) to hold weapons internally and the twin vertical tails canted outward 15 degrees to reduce radar cross section. The F-15SE will have a Raytheon AESA radar, and a new electronic warfare system from BAE Systems. This stealth will be optimized for air to air missions (against X-band radars). This variant will also have radar absorbing material where needed.

Unit cost has been estimated by Boeing at approximately $100 million, including spares and support. In contrast the F-15A/B unit cost was US$28 million (1998) and the F-15C/D, US$30 million (1998).

The Silent Eagle is aimed at current F-15 users such as Israel, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea, among others.

Cheers!
 
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