Americas Lockheed Martin won a $214.5 million deal for multinational early start engineering efforts including planning and advance studies, requirements development, and performance assessment of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection...
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US Army Greenlights eLRV Buy | RN Awards BAE For Mk-45s | DoS Approves Weapons FMS To Taiwan
Americas The US Army has approved the requirements to begin prototyping its new Electric Light Reconnaissance Vehicle (eLRV). According to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Sustainment Timothy Goddette, the budget is now being prepared. Prototyping and the early stages...
USAF Awards Boeing Deal For 26 E-7s | DoS Approves Javelin Sale To UK | Singapore Acquires 8 Additional F-35s
Americas Boeing won a $1.2 billion contract action for the E-7A Rapid Prototype program. This contract provides for the initiation of the development activities for the program. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be complete by August...
Australia’s Troubled E-7A “Wedgetail” AWACS Program
E-7A Wedgetail over New South Wales (click to view full) The island continent of Australia faces a number of unique security challenges that stem from its geography. The continent may be separated from its neighbors by large expanses of ocean, but it also resides...
Boeing To Procure 8 Poseidon A-Kits | Poland To Purchase Borsuk IFVs | DoS Approved AARGM-ERs Sale To Australia
Americas Boeing won a $50 million modification, which exercises options to procure eight P-8A Increment 3 retrofit A-kits, to include associated special tooling in support of anti-submarine warfare capabilities upgrades for the Navy. Work will be performed in...
GD Tapped For Battle Tank Updates| Edge To Deliver Corvettes To Angola | Austrian Defense Minister Wants To Purchase More Interceptors
Americas Science Application International won a $102.5 million to exercise options for the production, spares, production support material, engineering support and hardware repair of components for MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedo All Up Round. This modification is in...
Team Torpedo: US Firms Sell & Support MK48s and MK54s
Mk 48: Before and After (click for full sequence) The Mk-48 is the standard heavyweight torpedo used by the US military, and is mounted primarily on submarines. Surface ships use the smaller Mk46 or Mk50. The Mk-54, in contrast, stemmed from the need for a smaller,...
Lockheed Phased Array Tracking Radar | US Pledged $2B Ukraine Assistance | Australia Reassures Thailand Over Nuclear Subs
Americas Lockheed Martin won a $32.5 million modification, which adds scope to design, develop, and establish the F-35 NextGen Open Mission services in support of the Mission Planning Enterprise Software, encompassing the usage of modern cloud-based technologies and...
US Army Tapped Textron For Shadow Support | Finland Sends Leopard 2s To Ukraine | Lockheed Delivered First Indonesian C-130
Americas The US Army has exercised a $76.1-million option to provide extended support for its Shadow tactical aerial drones. Under the agreement, Shadow developer Textron Systems will continue to supply maintenance, logistics, and field services for the fleet through...