The State Department has cleared a probable FMS for Egypt of Abrams and accompanying equipment at a cost of $4.69 billion. The Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) provided the necessary certification to inform Congress about the potential sale.
Egypt has sought a potential sale to refurbish and upgrade 555 M1A1 Abrams tanks to the M1A1SA configuration. The refurbishment encompasses 555 AN/VAS-5B Driver Vision Enhancer (DVE-A) Kits, 555 Thermal Imaging System (TIS) Gunner’s Sights, M250 Smoke Grenade Launchers, AGT-1500 tank engines, and X-1100 tank transmissions. The total cost of the program will amount to $4.69 billion.
Egypt is the sole nation in the world, alongside the United States, that manufactures the M1A1 Abrams. Located in Sterling Heights, Michigan, General Dynamics Land Systems will manufacture the M1A1SA tanks.
