State Department Clears Italy’s $680M FMS Request for Electronic Attack Mission System

The State Department has approved Italy’s foreign military sale request to purchase the Electronic Attack Mission System and related equipment valued at an estimated $680 million.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday Italy asked to acquire the Electronic Attack-37B mission system and non-major defense equipment, including network-centric collaborative targeting systems, system control and monitoring subsystems, radio frequency receiver subsystems and software-defined radio subsystems.

Also included in the request are a counter radar assembly, array panels, AN/ARC-210 RT-2036 radios, KG-250 In-line network encryptors, KY-100 narrow/wideband terminals, KIV-77 mode 4/5 identification friend or foe and AN/PYQ-10C simple key loaders.

The potential sale also provides for integration and test support and equipment, aircraft support and support equipment and secure communications equipment, precision navigation, and cryptographic devices.

In addition, the European nation requested major and minor modifications, maintenance support, spare parts, consumables and accessories and repair and return support, as well as other requirements.

BAE Systems will serve as the principal contractor under the possible deal, which is intended to boost Italy’s defense against existing and future threats while strengthening its interoperability with the U.S. Air Force.

The DSCA notified Congress of this proposed sale Monday.

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