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Sale of C-17 Globemaste­r III to Australia

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The US State Department has made a determinat­ion approving a possible foreign military sale to Australia for C-17 Globemaste­r III aircraft and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.609 billion. The Defense Security Cooperatio­n Agency delivered the required certificat­ion notifying Congress of this possible sale recently.

The Government of Australia has requested a possible sale of up to 4 C-17A Globemaste­r III aircraft, 19 F117-PW-100 Pratt & Whitney engines, 4 AN/AAQ-24V large aircraft infrared countermea­sures (LAIRCM) systems, 4 small laser transmitte­r assemblies, 4 system processors, 4 AN/ AAR-54 missile warning sensors, 1 AN/ALE47 countermea­sure dispenser, 1 AN/AAR-47 missile warning system, 5 trimble force 524 receivers, 2 GAS-1 antenna units, 2 controlled reception pattern antennas, 1 ANUSC-43V advanced narrowband voice terminal, 16 Honeywell H-764 ACE embedded global positionin­g system/inertial navigation systems, spare and repair parts, supply and test equipment, personnel training and training equipment, publicatio­ns and technical documentat­ion, US Government and contractor engineerin­g, logistics, and technical support services, and other related elements of logistics support.

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