International
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International
Boeing, Airbus/Northrop Grumman Consortia and General Atomics Receive NATO Study Awards for AWACS Replacement
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) on March 31 said that it has awarded $17.2 million contracts each under the Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) initiative to consortia […]
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International
State Department Approves $369 Million Sale For U.K. Tomahawk Support
The State Department approved a potential $368.5 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the United Kingdom for Tomahawk Weapon System follow-on support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress […]
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International
Canada Chooses F-35A in Future Fighter Competition
The government of Canada on March 28 said that it has begun negotiations with Lockheed Martin [LMT] on a buy 0f 88 F-35As under the country’s Future Fighter Capability Project […]
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Navy/USMC
Greece Finalizes Contract For Three Naval Group Frigates
Greece signed contracts with Naval Group on March 24, finalizing plans to buy at least three Defense and Intervention Frigates (FDI) for the Hellenic Navy (HN). The agreement calls for […]
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International
State Department Approves Potential $176 Million Deal To Upgrade Bahrain’s M270 MLRS
The State Department has approved a potential $176 million deal with Bahrain to upgrade nine of the country’s M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS). The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) […]
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Business/Financial
SES To Acquire Government Satellite Communications Business Of Leonard DRS
SES S.A. on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire the U.S. government satellite communications business of Leonard DRS for $450 million in a deal that will double the size […]
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International
State Department Approves Sale Of Ballistic Missile Defense Radar, C2BMC to U.K.
The State Department approved a potential $700 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of a Ballistic Missile Defense Radar (BMDR) and Command and Control Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) systems to […]
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Army
HASC Leaders Want Plan For Replenishing Stinger Missile Stockpile, Urge Fielding New SHORAD System
The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee are urging the Pentagon to establish a plan for replenishing the department’s stockpile of Stinger missiles that’ve been transferred to Ukraine, to […]
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International
Boeing Starts Building First New Zealand P-8A
Boeing [BA] team employees laid the keel beam for the first of four New Zealand P-8A Poseidon maritime aircraft, the company said on March 17. This keeling occurred at Spirit […]
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Unmanned Systems
Idea of Providing MQ-1s and MQ-9 Reapers to Ukraine Raised
While the Pentagon and military analysts question the wisdom and the effectiveness of imposing a “no fly zone” over Ukraine or supplying that country with a small number of used […]