Search

Contract Award: Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg, Norway) – $22,412,881

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Kongsberg, Norway, is awarded a $22,412,881 firm-fixed-price modification to the previously awarded contract action (M67854-25-C-2023) for Amphibious Combat Vehicle medium caliber cannon protector remote turret 20, hereafter referred to as the "Turret." The total value of the contract, if all options are exercised, is $282,820,227. This contract modification provides for the exercise of the option for the procurement of 16 Turrets for the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle program. Work will be performed in Johnstown, Pennsylvania (62%); and Kirkegaardsveien, Norway (38%), with an expected completion date of June 2, 2028. Fiscal 2026 research, development, test and evaluation (Marine Corps) funds in the amount of $8,900,000 will be obligated at the time of award and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Virginia, is the contracting activity (M67854-25-C-0023).



Congress Updates

Hegseth Pushes For Reconciliation With At Least $350 Billion For Defense ‘Regardless’ Of Midterms Outcome

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Trump administration plans to continue its push for at least $350 billion in defense funds via the reconciliation process “regardless of what happens […]


Bipartisan Push in Senate to Hasten Export of 155 mm, GMLRS, HIMARS for Ukraine

A small, bipartisan group of senators is backing the Fast Tracking European Investment in Ukraine’s Defense Act, S. 5175, to hasten the export of allied buys of U.S. munitions for […]


Rep. Himes Signals Increased Contractor Oversight, if Democrats Win House

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, plans to increase the committee’s contractor oversight if the Democrats win control of the House […]


CBO Estimates Loss of One-Half to Two-Thirds of U.S. Missile Interceptors Since June Last Year

A new Congressional Budget Office report estimates the cost of the Iran war through Aug. 1 as $38 billion and says that the U.S. has likely depleted between one-half and […]