The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a probable Foreign Military Sale to Japan of an E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Mission Computing Upgrade (MCU) and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $950 million.
The Government of Japan has requested a potential sale of an E-767 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Mission Computing Upgrade (MCU) that comes with 4 Electronic Support Measure (ESM) Systems, 8 AN/UPX-40 Next Generation Identify Friend or Foe (NGIFF), 8 AN/APX-119 IFF Transponder, and four KIV-77 Cryptographic Computers.
Also included are design and equipment production, support and test equipment, provisioning, spare and service parts, personnel training and coaching equipment, publications and technical documentation, U.S. Government and contractor engineering and technical support, installation and checkout, and other related elements of program support. The estimated cost is $950 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the U.S.. Japan is without doubt one of the major political and economic powers in East Asia and the Western Pacific and a key ally of the us in ensuring the peace and stability of this region. The U.S. Government shares bases and facilities in Japan. This proposed sale is in keeping with U.S. objectives and the 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security.
The proposed sale will provide Japan with an upgraded AWACS command and control capability. This upgrade will allow Japan’s AWACS fleet to be more compatible with the U.S. Air Force AWACS fleet baseline and supply for greater interoperability. Japan will use this enhanced capability to offer for its self-defense.
The proposed sale of this equipment and support won’t alter the fundamental military balance within the region.
The principal contractor should be Boeing Integrated Defense Systems in Seattle, Washington. There aren’t any known offset agreements proposed in reference to this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale would require multiple trips to Japan involving U.S. Government and contractor representatives for modification kit installations, testing, technical reviews/support, and coaching over a period of eight years.
There could be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness resulting from this proposed sale.
This notice of a possible sale is needed by law and doesn’t mean the sale was concluded.
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