International
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Congress
Bipartisan Congressional Task Force Releases Recommendations On Improving FMS Process
A bipartisan Congressional task force released its recommendations on Thursday for speeding up the U.S.’ foreign military sales (FMS), to include raising the thresholds for notification and holding Defense and […]
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Congress
Senate Advances Consideration Of $95.3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill Without Border Items
The Senate on Thursday voted to advance consideration of its $95.3 billion bill with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, gaining increased Republican support that would be required for final […]
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International
BlackSky CEO Details Sovereign Deal with Indonesian MoD
BlackSky Technology [BKSY] shared more details this week about a recent $50 million deal to supply subscription imagery and analytics to the Indonesian Ministry of Defense (MoD). In this deal, the […]
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Space
U.S. Army Demonstrating Starlink Integration for MQ-1C Gray Eagle
The U.S. Army has been working to integrate SpaceX Starlink low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone. The latter […]
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Navy/USMC
Sikorsky Tests Systems on First Greek MH-60R Seahawk Helicopters, Delivery This Year
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky said it recently finished testing on the integrated mission systems and sensors on three MH-60R Seahawk helicopters for Greece’s Hellenic Navy. The company said this testing […]
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Space
Rocket Lab Targets Launch of Astroscale Orbital Debris Removal Satellite This Month
An orbital debris removal research project by Astroscale Japan Inc. is to launch later this month or in early March aboard an Electron rocket by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. [RKLB]. […]
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Congress
Senate Considers Foreign Aid Bill Without Border Provisions, House Vote On Israel Aid Fails
A day after the House failed to pass its standalone Israel aid bill, the Senate was unable to move forward on its national security supplemental and is now set to […]
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International
Poland Seeks Aerostats For Air And Surface Awareness Under U.S. FMS Deal
The Pentagon’s Defense Security and Cooperation Agency on Wednesday notified Congress of a potential $1.2 billion foreign military sale (FMS) to Poland for tethered aerostat systems equipped with radar and […]
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International
37 Aussie Sailors Head To Guam For AUKUS Training
Thirty seven Royal Australian Navy (RAN) officers and sailors are going to Guam to train on board a U.S. submarine tender as it starts to build up the capability to […]
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International
State Department Approves $908 Million JASSM-ER Sale For Dutch
The State Department Monday evening said it has approved a potential $908 million foreign military sale (FMS) to the Netherlands for 120 AGM-158B/B-2Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) and related […]
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