:

Thailand Requests $26.9 Million In Evolved Seasparrow Missiles

Thursday, October 29th, 2015

SHARE:

The State Department approved a possible $26.9 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) request to Thailand for 16 Evolved Seasparrow Missiles (ESSM) and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the potential sale on Oct. 28.The requested FMS would include major defense equipment (MDE) of 16 Evolved Seasparrow Missiles (ESSM) (14 tactical missiles and two telemetry missiles), three MK25 Quad Pack canisters, and 10 MK783 shipping containers. The sale would also include additional equipment;…

Congress

HASC’s Final FY ‘27 NDAA Expands Systems Eligible For Multi-Years, Includes LTAMDS, IBCS, ARRW

House defense authorizers added a measure to their version of the next defense policy bill that would expand the list of weapons platforms eligible for multi-year contracts, to include the […]

Congress

HASC Bill Would Allow Air Force To Buy More Than 267 F-15EXs

The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill would allow the Air Force to buy more than 267 F-15EX fighters by Boeing [BA] and would extend the […]

Budget

Defense Bill Tries To Block Foreign Shipbuilding, Adds $1 Billion For Second DDG

The final version of the House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal year 2027 defense authorization bill included two amendments pushed by Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) that restrict procuring Navy warships […]

Congress

Replacement Munitions May Not Be One-for-One; May Include New Weapons Chemistries, Wittman Says

As the Pentagon looks to refill inventories of weapons used in Iran and elsewhere, replacements may not be one for one but instead mark a new portfolio mix, according to […]