Americas
Raytheon won a $2.6 million modification to procure test equipment and spares, and to exercise options for Evolved SeaSparrow Missile Block 2 Guided Missile Assemblies. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity.
Huntington Ingalls won a $60 million cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-25-C-2127 for advance planning and long-lead-time material procurement to prepare and make ready for the accomplishment of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) inactivation and defueling. Work will be performed in Newport News, Virginia, and is expected to be completed by March 2026. Fiscal 2025 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $58,645,077 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity.
Middle East & Africa
Qatar has been monitoring radiation levels in the Gulf as Israeli air strikes pound Iranian nuclear facilities, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. “We are monitoring this on a daily basis,” foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a news conference. “We have nothing to be concerned about right now, but obviously prolonged escalation will have unpredictable consequences.”
Europe
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) of Giraffe 4A radar systems with associated services to the Swedish Armed Forces. The order value is approximately SEK 1.4 billion with deliveries 2026-2027. The order is worth about 130 million euros. Giraffe 4A is a multifunctional radar system that offers a wide range of different applications. It can simultaneously detect and track a large number of objects, making it suitable for air and sea surveillance as well as military air traffic control.
Asia-Pacific
Taiwan has started sea trials of its first domestically built submarine, as it upgrades its military capabilities to defend against a potential Chinese attack. The submarine, part of a programme launched in 2016 to produce a fleet of eight vessels, began trials on Saturday at the southern port of Kaohsiung. Shipbuilder CSBC Corp announced on Tuesday that the vessel successfully completed the first phase of testing, which included a “floating navigation test.”
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