 Egypt approved for Harpoon missile buy Washington (UPI) May 16, 2016 - Egypt's procurement of Harpoon missiles for its submarines through the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program has gained State Department approval. The U.S. defense Security Cooperation Agency, which administers the FMS program, notified Congress that the possible deal carries a value of about $141 million. The sale would include 20 UGM-84L Harpoon Block II encapsulated missiles, two encapsulated Harpoon certification training vehicles and equipment such as containers, spare and repair parts, support and test equipment, plus logistics support. "The proposed sale of these submarine-launched missiles will support the Egyptian Navy's Type 209 submarines, increasing its anti-surface warfare and maritime security capabilities," the agency said. The prime contractor for the sale would be Boeing. Annual trips to Egypt involving U.S. government and contractor representatives for technical reviews, support, and oversight would be required for about five years.
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Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control has been awarded a $321.8 million, cost-plus-incentive-fee U.S. Navy contract for research and development in support of the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile program's integration and research phase.
The integration and test phase completes all remaining hardware and software detailed design. It will also include systemically retiring any open risks, building and testing missile test articles to verify capability requirements compliance and preparing for production and/or deployment.
This phase will also entail completing full system integration and incorporating an affordable and executable LRASM manufacturing process into the existing Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile -- Extended Range production process.
The contract work will also include examining and defining the logistics footprint, designing for producibility, ensuring affordability, critical anti-tamper and cybersecurity measures and demonstrating system integration, interoperability, safety and utility.
Work will be performed in Florida and Alabama, with an expected completion date of August 2019.
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