유도탄 독일, 패트리어트 PAC-3 미사일 600발 도입 FMS 승인

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독일이 PAC-3 MSE 미사일 600발을 50억 달러에 도입하네요. 8월 15일 FMS 승인을 받았습니다. 지난 3월엔 패트리엇 시스템을 12억 달러에, 7월엔 시스템 구성요소를 12억 달러에 주문을 했고 이 구매로 패트리엇 8개 부대(units)를 편성하게 된다고 하네요. 

fly-to-buy 미사일이 10발이라고 하는데 이게 무슨 뜻인지 모르겠네요. 미사일 판매와 관련된 FMS 자료에 종종 보이는 문구인데.. 

Germany – PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement Missiles | Defense Security Cooperation Agency (dsca.mil)

Germany – PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement Missiles

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Press Release - Germany 24-70 CN.pdf

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24-70

WASHINGTON, August 15, 2024 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $5.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Germany has requested to buy up to six hundred (600) PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles (includes ten (10) fly-to-buy missiles). The following non-MDE items will also be included: tools and test equipment; range and test programs; support equipment; associated publications and technical documentation; training equipment; spare and repair parts; new equipment training; transportation; quality assurance team support; U.S. Government and contractor technical assistance, engineering, and logistics support services; systems integration and checkout; field office support; participation in the International Engineering Services Program and Field Surveillance Programs; launcher modification kits; MSE conversion kits; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $5.0 billion.

This proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally that is an important force for political and economic stability in Europe.

The proposed sale will improve Germany’s capability to meet current and future threats and increase the defensive capabilities of its military. It will support Germany’s goal of improving national and territorial defense as well as interoperability with U.S. and NATO forces. Germany will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.

The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The prime contractor will be Lockheed Martin, located in Dallas, TX. The purchaser typically requests offsets. Any offset agreement will be defined in negotiations between the purchaser and the contractor.

Implementation of this proposed sale will not require the assignment of any additional U.S. Government or contractor representatives to Germany.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

The description and dollar value are for the highest estimated quantity and dollar value based on initial requirements. Actual dollar value will be lower depending on final requirements, budget authority, and signed sales agreement(s), if and when concluded.

All questions regarding this proposed Foreign Military Sale should be directed to the State Department's Bureau of Political Military-Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, pm-cpa@state.gov.

US State Department clears $5B sale of Patriot missiles to Germany (defensenews.com)

US State Department clears $5B sale of Patriot missiles to Germany

By Jen Judson

 Aug 16, 2024, 06:27 AM

A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement missile in a flight test against a cruise missile threat at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of the latest variant of Patriot missiles to Germany in a deal that could be worth an estimated $5 billion, according to a Thursday Defense Security Cooperation Agency notification.

The possible Foreign Military Sale to Germany would involve 600 of the Lockheed Martin-manufactured Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) missiles, which includes 10 fly-to-buy missiles, according to the announcement.

The State Department notified Congress on Aug. 15, which decides whether to approve the deal.

Germany has invested heavily in its Patriot air and missile defense capabilities this year as it sends both Patriot batteries and interceptors to Ukraine to support the country’s years-long fight against Russia’s invasion.

In March, Germany ordered $1.2 billion worth of Raytheon-manufactured Patriot systems, and another $1.2 billion for system components in July. Combining both contracts, Raytheon, an RTX company, will deliver eight complete Patriot fire units.

Raytheon also received earlier this month, a $478 million contract from NATO to replenish the Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missile, or GEM-T, that Germany had sent to Ukraine. The contract stems from a partnership between Ukraine, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Germany – countries who have agreed to finance the procurement of GEM-T missiles to replenish stockpiles. The multinational coalition jointly agreed to order up to 1,000 GEM-T missiles as part of a $5.5 billion production and delivery contract of the weapons from a joint venture between MBDA Germany and Raytheon.

Patriot’s dominance in Ukraine has attracted fresh attention and potential customers from around the world. Germany is a longtime user of Patriot. Patriot serves as the air defense for 19 countries, with 15 of those countries using PAC-3 MSE in its missile inventory.

Lockheed Martin was already fully funded to build 550 missiles per year in order to replenish the PAC-3 MSE missiles sent to Ukraine. The company had been building 350 missiles per year by 2018 and was already ramping that number up to 500 per year before war broke out in Ukraine.

The company is also invested internally to ramp up 650 PAC-3 MSE missiles annually by 2027 at its Camden, Arkansas, production facility.

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Flight to buy는 고객에게 넘기지 않고 미국내에서 로트별로 뽑아서 일종의 수락시험을 해보는 미사일이 아닐까 억지 추측해봅니다. 실제 사격도 하는지 여부는 모르겠구요.

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로트당 생산 발수를 알면 확인이 될 것 같은데 대충 찾아본 바로는 나오지가 않네요 ㅎㅎ