US Department of State approves sale of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters to Egypt

CAIRO- 27 May 2022: The State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to Egypt of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.6 billion, said the Defense Security Cooperation Agency in a statement on Thursday.

According to the statement, Egypt has asked to buy “twenty-three 23 CH-47F Chinook helicopters; fifty-six (56) T-55-GA-714A engines (46 installed, 10 spares); fifty-two (52) Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) (EGI) (46 installed, 6 spares); twenty-nine (29) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS) (23 installed, 6 spares); and seventy-five (75) M-240 machine guns (69 installed, 6 spares).” The arms deal also includes other military equipment.

One week earlier, the State Department also okayed another possible military sale to Egypt of TOW 2A Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles, Support, and related equipment for an estimated cost of $691 million, the agency said in another statement.

“The Government of Egypt has requested to buy five thousand (5,000) TOW 2A, Radio Frequency (RF) missiles, BGM-71E-4B-RF; and seventy (70) TOW 2A, Radio Frequency (RF) missiles, BGM-71E-4B-RF (Fly-to-Buy Lot Acceptance missiles). Also included is missile support equipment; technical manuals/publications; spare parts; tool and test equipment; training; U.S. Government technical and logistical support, contractor technical support, and other associated equipment and services; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total cost is $691 million,” the statement added.