{"id":24162,"date":"2021-07-30T20:52:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T20:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/07\/30\/israel-cleared-for-34b-ch-53k-buy-300-javelins-for-thailand\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:00:23","slug":"israel-cleared-for-34b-ch-53k-buy-300-javelins-for-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2021\/07\/30\/israel-cleared-for-34b-ch-53k-buy-300-javelins-for-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel cleared for $3.4B CH-53K buy, 300 Javelins for Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2015 The U.S. State Department said Friday it has cleared a sale of 18 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks\/2021\/07\/23\/israel-pushes-military-digital-transformation-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence-war\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Israel<\/a> potentially worth $3.4 billion and the sale of 300 Javelin FGM-148 missiles to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2021\/07\/22\/indonesia-will-buy-more-kai-trainer-jets\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thailand<\/a> potentially worth $83.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The package to Israel includes the King Stallion helicopters, made by Lockheed Martin, in Shelton, Conn., and up to 60 T408-GE-400 engines, made by GE Aviation, in Lynn, Mass., as well as up to 36 embedded navigation systems with anti-spoofing and an unspecified number of GAU-21 .50-caliber machine guns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $3.4 billion price announced Friday is the starting point for negotiations on a final contract. 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If lawmakers do not object, the foreign customer begins negotiations with the contractor on the price and quantity of products, yielding a final contract agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The State Department notice said the sale would improve the Israeli air force\u2019s \u201ccapability to transport armored vehicles, personnel, and equipment to support distributed operations,\u201d adding \u201cIsrael will use the enhanced capability as a deterrent to regional threats and to strengthen its homeland defense.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2021\/02\/25\/israel-chooses-to-buy-lockheeds-ch-53k-over-boeings-ch-53\/\" target=\"_blank\">Israel announced in February<\/a> it would purchase Lockheed Martin\u2019s CH-53K helicopter over the Boeing-made CH-47 as part of its <a 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