The U.S. State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Switzerland of forty (40) F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $7.452 billion. This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly European nation that continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in Europe. The proposed sale will improve Switzerland’s capability to meet current and future threats. Switzerland currently operates the Boeing F/A-18C/D, but that aircraft is reaching end-of-life and will be replaced by the winner of Switzerland’s New Fighter Aircraft competition, for which the F/A-18E/F is being considered. The primary missions of the aircraft and associated weapons will be policing the airspace above Switzerland and providing national defense capabilities. Switzerland will have no difficulty absorbing these aircraft into its armed forces. The principal contractors will be The Boeing Company, St. Louis, MO; Northrop Grumman, Los Angeles, CA; Raytheon Company, El Segundo, CA; Raytheon Missile Systems Company, Tucson, AZ; General Electric, Lynn, MA; and The Boeing Company, St. Charles, MO. This proposal is being offered in the context of a competition. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.
The Government of Switzerland has requested to buy:
— up to thirty-six (36) F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft;
— seventy-two (72) F414-GE-400 engines (installed);
— four (4) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft;
— eight (8) F414-GE-400 engines (installed);
— sixteen (16) F414-GE-400 engines (spares);
— forty-four (44) M61A2 20MM gun systems;
— twenty-five (25) Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR)/other targeting pod;
— fifty-five (55) AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electric Warfare Countermeasures Receiving sets;
— fifty-five (55) AN/ALQ-214 Integrated Countermeasures systems;
— forty-eight (48) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems – Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS-JTRS);
— forty-eight (48) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS);
— two hundred sixty-four (264) LAU-127E/A guided missile launchers;
— forty-eight (48) AN/AYK-29 Distributed Targeting Processor – Networked (DTP-N);
— twenty-seven (27) Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems;
— forty (40) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical missiles;
— fifty (50) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs);
— six (6) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Special Air Training Missiles (NATMs);
— four (4) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder tactical guidance units;
— ten (10) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM guidance units;
— eighteen (18) KMU-572 JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-54;
— twelve (12) Bomb MK-82 500LB, General Purpose;
— twelve (12) Bomb MK-82, Inert;
— twelve (12) GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) All-Up Round (AUR); and
— eight (8) GBU-53/B SDB II Guided Test Vehicle (GTV).
Also included are AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars; High Speed Video Network (HSVN) Digital Video Recorder (HDVR); AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG); AN/AVS-11 Night Vision Cueing Device (NVCD); AN/ALE-47 Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Systems; AN/ARC-210 Communication System; AN/APX-111 Combined Interrogator Transponder; AN/ALE-55 Towed Decoys; launchers (LAU-115D/A, LAU-116B/A, LAU118A); Training Aids, Devices and Spares; Technical Data Engineering Change Proposals; Avionics Software Support; Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS); Data Transfer Unit (DTU); Accurate Navigation (ANAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation; KIV-78 Dual Channel Encryptor, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF); Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CADs/PADs); Technical Publications; AN/PYQ-10C Simple Key Loader (SKL); Aircraft Spares; other support equipment; Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE); aircraft ferry; transportation costs; other technical assistance; engineering technical assistance; contractor engineering technical support; logistics technical assistance; Repair of Repairables (RoR); aircrew and maintenance training; contractor logistics support; flight test services; Foreign Liaison Officer (FLO) support; auxiliary fuel tanks, system integration and testing; software development/integration; and other related elements of logistics and program support.
For AIM-9X: containers; missile support and test equipment; provisioning; spare and repair parts; personnel training and training equipment; publications and technical data; and U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance and other related logistics support.
For GBU-53/B SDB II and GBU-54: Detector Laser DSU-38A/B, Detector Laser DSU-38A(D-2)/B, FMU-139D/B Fuze, KMU-572(D-2)/B Trainer (JDAM), 40-inch Wing Release Lanyard; GBU-53/B SDB II Weapon Load Crew Trainers (WLCT); weapons containers; munitions support and test equipment; spares and repair parts; repair and return support; personnel training and training equipment; publications and technical documents; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.
