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Malaysia to Get Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods

Our Bureau - : May 8, 2024 - : 9:16 am

Malaysia will buy 10 AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods from the United States. The proposed sale will improve Malaysia’s capability to meet current and future threats by modernising its current F/A-18D platform with a common targeting pod. 

The U.S State Department has made a determination approving the possible Foreign Military Sale at an estimated cost of US$80 million. The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin Corporation, located in Orlando, FL, and The Boeing Company, located in St. Louis, MO.

The Defence Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale on May 6. The Government of Malaysia had requested to buy the  AN/AAQ-33 Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods along with technical data and publications; personnel training; software and training equipment.

According to a U.S. government official, the proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a key partner that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Indo-Pacific region. This proposed sale will also mitigate future obsolescence concerns and allow the Royal Malaysian Air Force to meet future operational requirements. 

According to the official, Malaysia will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale, the official informed.

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