U.S. Approves $128 million King Air B300ER Scorpion ISR Aircraft Sale to Kazakhstan

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of King Air B300ER Scorpion Aircraft with Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Mission Systems to Kazakhstan for $128.1 million.

The Government of Kazakhstan had requested to buy three Raytheon AST TITAN Communications Intelligence (COMINT) Sensor Suites (2 installed, 1 spare).

Also included are two King Air B300ER Scorpion aircraft; three Leonardo Osprey 30 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars (2 installed, 1 spare); threeWESCAM MX-15HDi Elector Optical Infrared Turret Electro Optical Infrared Sensors (2 installed, 1 spare); three Sierra Nevada Small SWAP Auto Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) Systems (2 installed, 1 spare); secure communications; fixed and transportable ground control station; ground support equipment; aircraft integration and test support; publications and technical documentation; personnel training and training equipment; spare, component and repair parts; software and software support; US Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistical support services, and other related elements of program and logistical support, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a release recently.

The principal contractor will be Sierra Nevada Corporation, Hagerstown, MD.