About Us

IMRA
IMRA
IMRA

 

Subscribe

Search


...................................................................................................................................................


Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Egypt to Buy 2,000 TOW 2A Anti-Tank Missiles

Egypt - TOW IIA Anti-Armor Guided Missiles
(Source: US Defense Security Cooperation Agency; issued Oct. 30, 2007)
[With thanks to www.defense-aerospace.com ]

WASHINGTON --- On October 29, 2007 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency
notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of TOW IIA
anti-armor guided missiles as well as associated equipment and services.

The total value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $99
million.

The Government of Egypt has requested a possible sale of 2,000 TOW 2A
Missiles, plus 28 buy-to-fly missiles, containers, test sets and support
equipment, spare and repair parts, publications and technical data,
maintenance, personnel training and training equipment, U.S. Government
(USG) and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services,
and other related elements of logistics support. The estimated cost is $99
million.

This sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the
United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country that
has been and continues to be an important force for political stability and
economic progress in the Middle East.

Egypt needs these TOW 2A missiles and launchers to augment its current
inventory and provide mechanized infantry and field artillery units with an
anti-armor capability. Egypt will have no difficulty absorbing these
additional missiles into its armed forces since it already has TOW missiles
in its inventory, which were previously procured from the United States.

The sale of this equipment and support will not affect the basic military
balance in the region.

The two U.S. Government representatives already in country, who currently
manage the existing TOW 2A programs, will also manage this program.

The prime contractor will be Raytheon Company, Tucson, AZ. There are no
known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of
this proposed sale.

This notice of a potential sale is required by law; it does not mean that
the sale has been concluded.

-ends-

Search For An Article

....................................................................................................

Contact Us

POB 982 Kfar Sava
Tel 972-9-7604719
Fax 972-3-7255730
email:imra@netvision.net.il IMRA is now also on Twitter
http://twitter.com/IMRA_UPDATES

image004.jpg (8687 bytes)