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Canada Builds F-35 Facility For NORAD Missions | Finland/Latvia Award Patria CAVS Deal | Sierra Nevada To Restore Uzbekistan Pilatus PC-12

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Americas Boeing won a $264 million deal, which provides inspections, modifications, and repairs to the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircrafts to include inner wing panel repairs in support of remanufacturing efforts to restore the inner wing panel service life projections to the new design specifications. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity. The Canadian Department of Defense started construction of a Quick Reaction Alert facility at the Bagotville base in Quebec. The site will house Ottawa’s future F-35A combat aircraft fleet and support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) operations in partnership with the US military. The 7,400-square-meter (24,278 square feet) center will incorporate hangar bays, administrative spaces, and staff quarters. Surrounding the hub is a 17,000-square-meter (55,774 square feet) protected field for additional capabilities. Middle East & Africa Two ships reported coming under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, although neither reported damage, British maritime agencies said. One ship’s captain said his vessel was targeted by an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), which was successfully disabled about 63 nautical miles (116 km) southwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said. Europe Finland […]
Americas

Boeing won a $264 million deal, which provides inspections, modifications, and repairs to the F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircrafts to include inner wing panel repairs in support of remanufacturing efforts to restore the inner wing panel service life projections to the new design specifications. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

The Canadian Department of Defense started construction of a Quick Reaction Alert facility at the Bagotville base in Quebec. The site will house Ottawa’s future F-35A combat aircraft fleet and support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) operations in partnership with the US military. The 7,400-square-meter (24,278 square feet) center will incorporate hangar bays, administrative spaces, and staff quarters. Surrounding the hub is a 17,000-square-meter (55,774 square feet) protected field for additional capabilities.

Middle East & Africa
Two ships reported coming under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, although neither reported damage, British maritime agencies said. One ship’s captain said his vessel was targeted by an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), which was successfully disabled about 63 nautical miles (116 km) southwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said.
Europe

Finland and Latvia have awarded Patria a life cycle management (LCM) for their Command Armored Vehicle Systems (CAVS) program. The deal stipulates long-term assistance required to maintain the operability of the CAVS 6×6 vehicles and corresponding capabilities for their entire service life. Work on the LCM will be based on Patria’s OPTIME modular service concept, which provides tailored integration, supply chain management, training, modifications, and lifecycle solutions for specific military fleets.

Asia-Pacific

Sierra Nevada Corporation has clinched a $64.2-million deal to restore and maintain the Uzbekistan military’s Pilatus PC-12 cargo aircraft. Announced last week, the contract covers return-to-service work for a total of six PC-12s and will include field representative support. The Colorado-based firm will also provide necessary logistics support as part of the agreement.

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