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13-49
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2013 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on Oct. 11 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia of various munitions and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $6.8 billion.
The Government of Saudi Arabia has requested a possible sale of:
- 650 AGM-84H Standoff Land Attack Missiles-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER),
- 973 AGM-154C Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW),
- 400 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles,
- 1000 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB),
- 40 CATM-84H Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM),
- 20 ATM-84H SLAM-ER Telemetry Missiles,
- 4 Dummy Air Training Missiles,
- 60 AWW-13 Data Link pods,
- 10 JSOW CATMs,
- 40 Harpoon CATMs,
- 20 ATM-84L Harpoon Exercise Missiles,
- 36 SDB Captive Flight and Load Build trainers,
- containers,
- mission planning,
- integration support and testing,
- munitions storage security and training,
- weapon operational flight program software development,
- transportation,
- tools and test equipment,
- support equipment,
- spare and repair parts,
- publications and technical documentation,
- personnel training and training equipment,
- U.S. Government and contractor engineering and logistics support services, and
- other related elements of logistics support.
The estimated total cost is $ 6.8 billion.
This proposed 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 in the Middle East.
Original, complete with bureaucratic double-talk here.
Original, complete with bureaucratic double-talk here.
You know, I don't think the powers that be really care about terrorism. I mean how much effect does it really have on the global economy, I mean other than causing the military and security services all over the world to go crazy? And what would the media agonize over if there wasn't a horrific bombing every few days? High-level corruption? Nah, the media knows which side their butter is breaded on.
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