The State Department approved a possible $100 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Egypt for Border Security Mobile Surveillance Sensor Security System and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on June 4.

The primary contractors would be Lockheed Martin [LMT], Northrop Grumman [NOC], and Finmeccanica-DRS Technologies.

Seal of DSCA. Image: U.S. Department of Defense.
Seal of DSCA. Image: U.S. Department of Defense.

The requested FMS would include procurement and construction of one commercial off-the-shelf border security mobile surveillance sensor security system that will include the following sub-systems: mobile surveillance sensor towers, mobile command and control (C2) systems, a regional C2 system, voice/data communications equipment, spare parts, support equipment, personnel training, training equipment, and publications and technical documentation.

The sale would also include U.S. government and contractor technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support.

Egypt would use the capability for the Egyptian Border Guard Forces, which lack any remote detection capability along unpatrolled areas of its borders. “This system would provide an early warning capability to allow for faster response times to mitigate threats to the border guards and the civilian population,” DSCA said.

Implementation of the FMS would not require the assignment of additional U.S. government or contractor representatives to Lebanon, but it would require periodic travel by multiple government and contractor representatives for program and technical review meetings, testing, and training for a period up to five years.