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Raytheon won a $702 million modification, which exercises options to provide continued recurring sustainment, program management (financial and administrative), propulsion integration, engineering, material management, configuration management, software sustainment, security management, equipment management, product management support activities, and spare replenishments. Additionally, this modification provides for continued joint technical data updates, training, and depot level maintenance and repair for all fielded propulsion systems at the F-35 production sites and operational locations for the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, non-US Department of Defense (DOD) partners, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.
Boeing has received a $2.3-billion deal to build 15 more KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft for the US Air Force. Announced Tuesday, the agreement would allow the service to bolster its aerial refueling and cargo transport capacities. According to company vice president Lynn Fox, the new order reflects the air force’s trust in the capability of the tanker aircraft.

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Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW), a naval aviation repair and maintenance facility based at the NAS North Island, is embarking on a significant transition in naval aviation maintenance as the Navy gradually phases out its legacy F/A-18A-D series. This shift marks the inclusion of the F-16 fighter as a major program for FRCSW’s Depot team operations. In response to the approaching retirement of the F/A-18 series, FRCSW has been gearing up to incorporate the F-16 into its maintenance repertoire. The pivotal decision came in February 2023 when the US Air Force repair capacity reached its peak. PMA-226, the F-16 Program Office, turned to FRCSW to establish a depot repair line for the F-16 C and D models. Leading this crucial task is Jacob Weintraub, the MRO-E Offsite Division Head at FRCSW, leveraging his over two decades of experience working on Hornets.

Raytheon won a $702 million modification, which exercises options to provide continued recurring sustainment, program management (financial and administrative), propulsion integration, engineering, material management, configuration management, software sustainment, security management, equipment management, product management support activities, and spare replenishments. Additionally, this modification provides for continued joint technical data updates, training, and depot level maintenance and repair for all fielded propulsion systems at the F-35 production sites and operational locations for the Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, non-US Department of Defense (DOD) partners, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

Middle East & Africa

Britain announced that it was sending one of its most advanced naval vessels to the Gulf to shore up its presence in the region. The HMS Diamond, a Type 45 destroyer, will conduct operations to ensure freedom of navigation, reassure merchant vessels, and ensure the safe flow of trade, the defense ministry said.

Europe

A German parliamentary budget committee has approved equipping 15 Eurofighter Typhoons for electronic warfare. Airbus will outfit the aircraft with the Saab transmitter location and self-protection system and Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles. The combined solution will enable the aircraft to detect, locate, and disable anti-aircraft radars and improve its self-protection.

Asia-Pacific

South Korea has inked a contract with Saab to provide support for the country’s Arthur weapon locating systems. As part of the $76 million deal, the company will deliver spare parts within five years. It will utilize its local support team based in South Korea to ensure a hands-on approach in fulfilling the contract.

Taiwan has begun mass production of its short-to-medium range air defense system, the Sky Sword II. It follows the air defense system clearing the second round of evaluation in July after failing to do so on the first attempt, according to Liberty Times. Six systems are planned for procurement, each comprising one CS/MYS-951 battle management center, one CS/MPQ-951 radar, and four to five missile firing units.

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Northrop Grumman won a modification, which provides for sustaining engineering and logistics support services for the Ground/Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) program, including engineering changes, contractor logistics support, depot lifecycle support, software support activity support, diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages support, technical refresh, studies and analyses, services for the retrofit of six fielded Gallium Arsenide G/ATOR Low Rate Initial Production systems with Gallium Nitride technology, operational spares buys, software development for current and future radar systems, and the 5G America’s Mid-band Initiative Spectrum accommodation. Work locations will be determined by individual task orders and is expected to be complete by September 28, 2025.
The Canadian military’s acquisition of medium altitude armed drones is being delayed to allow for more development work to enable the aircraft to operate in the Arctic region. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System project was to deliver a fleet of drones for the Royal Canadian Air Force that would be operational by 2025. That date has now shifted and the delivery of the first aircraft is expected in 2028. Ottawa is focused on acquiring the General Atomics MQ-9B Reaper in a project budgeted with as much as $3.6 billion. It’s hoping to have a contract in place by the end of this year or early next year.
RENK Systems won a $49 million deal, which is for the design, development, fabrication, and testing of three test stands to include: one for testing the main gearbox assembly, one for testing the tail/intermediate gearbox assemblies, and one for testing the nose gearbox assemblies, as well as associated logistics, calibration, maintenance, and sustainment support; equipment and installation of equipment; end item spares; technical and operational manuals; and associated data in support of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for the Navy and Marine Corps. Work will be performed in Augsburg, Germany, and is expected to be completed in November 2025.
Jane's reports that Lieutenant Colonel Karlheinz Boehnke, Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle (MRAV) Boxer representative in the German Army Concept and Capabilities Development Centre, presented a Boxer jamming variant and an update on other planned versions on the second day of SAE Media Group's Future Armoured Vehicles Survivability (FAVS) 2023 conference held in London.
Boeing won a $36 million modification, which adds scope to provide non-recurring engineering for the preliminary design review of six sub-systems to mitigate component obsolescence in support of MQ-25 Stingray low-rate initial production for the Navy. The MQ-25 Stingray is an unmanned aircraft designed for aerial refueling. The MQ-25 Stingray is developed to support and enhance the capabilities of military aviation, allowing aircraft to operate for longer durations and cover larger distances without needing to land for refueling. Work will be performed in Endicott, New York; Saint Louis, Missouri; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Clearwater, Florida, San Diego, California; and Melbourne, Florida and is expected to be completed in April 2024.
Raytheon won a $94.1 million modification for fiscal 2023 Guided Missile Assemblies, shipping containers, and spare parts in support of the fiscal 2021-2023 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Block 2 full rate production requirements. Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona; Raufoss, Norway; Edinburgh, Australia; San Jose, California; Mississauga, Canada; Ottobrunn, Germany; Cambridge, Canada; Nashua, New Hampshire; Hengelo, Netherlands; Koropi Attica, Greece; Torrance, California; Canton, New York; Ankara, Turkey; Grenaa, Denmark; Westlake Village, California; and various other locations. Work is expected to be completed by March 2027.

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