Americas
Standard Aero won a $44.8 million deal, which will provide depot repair of T56-A-427A engines, including the repair of the power section, torque meter, gearbox, and accessories for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Work will be performed in San Antonio, Texas (92%); and Winnipeg, Canada (8%), and is expected to be completed by August 2025. No funds will be obligated at the time of award; funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Boeing won $248.1 million for a ceiling-priced delivery order for the repair of landing gear used on the F/A-18 E/F aircraft. The delivery order does not include an option period. Work is expected to be completed by May 2028. Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the contracting activity.
Middle East & Africa
Turkey and Spain are in advanced talks over a potential military aircraft exchange. The deal, valued at approximately $793 million, could see Turkey acquiring six Airbus A400M military transport jets from Spain in exchange for 24 Turkey’s domestically produced Hürjet training aircraft. This negotiation bears similarities to Spain’s previous attempts to offload its A400M aircraft. In 2019, Spain approached South Korea with a proposal to swap some of its A400Ms for KT-1 and T-50 trainer jets produced by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). That deal, which didn’t materialize, would have marked South Korea’s first aircraft export to Europe. However, KAI later found success in exporting the T-50 derived FA-50 to Poland.
Europe
Ukrainian Armor has delivered the second batch of Novator-2 armored personnel carriers to the National Guard of Ukraine. It comes days after the first batch was delivered in July. The vehicles feature electronic warfare systems to counter remote-controlled explosive platforms such as first person view drones. A Ukrainian company Kvertus provided electronic warfare equipment for the vehicle, called the Kraken counter FPV F3 M50 system.
Asia-Pacific
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has begun testing its new four-legged unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for counter-terrorism operations. The six-month trial will allow the country’s Army Special Warfare Command to evaluate the effectiveness of the robot dog in supporting real-world counter-terrorism scenarios. It will also assess the UGV’s overall performance and compatibility with existing military platforms.
