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Singapore has requested to buy an additional 24 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles under a possible US foreign military sale approved by the US Department of State.
The US Congress was notified of the possible foreign military sale on 30 June this year. Other items alongside the missiles include US government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, personnel training and training equipment, logistics and program support.
The additional missiles are part of a combined total of 67 Hellfire AGM-114R missiles, five years of AGM-114R Hellfire spare parts, Hellfire technical manual, reprogramming of M299 launchers, software verification and calibration of AN/AWM-101, unguided munitions and services worth US$22.3 million.
“This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a strategic partner that is an important force for political stability and economic progress in Asia,” information released by the US Department of State said.
“The proposed sale will improve Singapore’s capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing and extending the Singapore Air Force’s ability to conduct operations and enable effective training. Singapore will have no difficulty absorbing this training into its armed forces.
“The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any additional US government or contractor representatives to Singapore.
“There will be no adverse impact on US defence readiness as a result of this proposed sale.”
The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin Corporation.
Robert Dougherty
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