Americas
M.C. Dean Inc., won a $15.5 million contract for the construction of a secure working area in the renovated P-8A operations & fleet support facilities at Keflavik Air Station, Iceland. Work will be performed in Keflavik, Iceland and is expected to be completed by October 2027. Fiscal 2025 operations and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $15,566,212 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Solicitation Module in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment, with four proposals received. The Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Europe Africa Central, Naples, Italy, is the contracting activity.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday announced a multi-billion-dollar military spending package, affirming his government’s plan to hit NATO’s 2 percent defense spending target this year. Since taking office in April, Carney has repeatedly warned that Canada’s military is not equipped to confront the growing threats facing the country. He has cited the prospect of Russian aggression undermining Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic and the United States’ increasingly uncertain role in shaping global security, among other risks. “The international order built after the Second World War, and reshaped following the Cold War, is under pressure,” Carney said Friday in a speech at a military base.
Middle East & Africa
VisionWave Holdings is putting its AI-powered radar system to the test in the UAE, where a live-fire demo will simulate fast, low-flying aerial threats in battlefield conditions. The California-based firm will team up with a government-owned defense company in Abu Dhabi to evaluate its “super-resolution” radar, a core part of its advanced sensing suite for Active Protection Systems (APS). The radar was selected for the high-profile trial after going head-to-head with other leading radar technologies.
Europe
Germany will halt weapons exports to Israel until further notice in response to the Netanyahu government’s decision to militarily occupy Gaza City. The halt will prevent the granting of permissions for the export of all weapons and military goods “that may be utilized in the Gaza Strip,” Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced in Berlin on Friday.
Asia-Pacific
The US State Department has given approval for a potential $404m foreign military sale (FMS) of MC-55A aircraft baseline 2 upgrade and related support to Australia. Under this proposed sale, Australia is set to receive equipment and services crucial for the upkeep of its MC-55A fleet. This includes both major and minor modifications, spare parts, consumables, accessories, and repair and return support.