Pakistan is spending $75 million for 21 AN/ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite (AIDEWS) Pods as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
ITT [ITT] is the prime contractor for the sale.
Pakistan intends to purchase the AIDEWS pods to enhance its existing F-16 fighter aircraft. This proposed sale will ensure Pakistan’s existing fleet is compatible with the new F-16 Block 50/52 aircraft, DSCA said.
Consistent with U.S. conventional arms transfer policy and arms control initiatives, this potential sale will allow the Pakistani Air Force to modernize its fighter inventory, thereby enabling Pakistan to support both its own air defense needs and coalition operations.
Release of the AIDEWS equipment to Pakistan will neither affect the regional balance of power nor introduce a new technology as this level of capability or higher already exists in other countries in the region, DSCA added.