Americas
Collins Aerospace, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a $33.5 million order under a previously issued basic ordering agreement. The contract supports the replacement of the obsolete Control Display Navigation Unit (CDNU) 900 with the updated CDNU-7000 series for the US Navy’s C/KC-130T aircraft. Work will be carried out in Cedar Rapids and is scheduled for completion by December 2027. The full contract amount will be funded by Fiscal Year 2025 Navy aircraft procurement funds, which will be obligated at the time of the award. These funds will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was not competitively awarded. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, located in Patuxent River, Maryland, is managing the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin in Moorestown, New Jersey, received a $23.8 million contract modification to provide cooling systems and AEGIS combat system support equipment for U.S. Navy and allied ships under the Foreign Military Sales program. If all options are used, the total contract could reach $36.1 million. The work will be done mostly in New Jersey and partly in Florida, and is expected to finish by May 2030. The contract is funded by the U.S. Navy, Canada, and Japan, with funds that won’t expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command is overseeing the contract.
Middle East & Africa
L3Harris, SAMI-L3Harris Joint Venture, and Zamil Shipyards have signed a deal to design one of the first “Saudi-made” unmanned surface vessels (USV). The cooperation aims to develop several new modular USV variants to provide a wide range of surveillance and defensive capabilities. The initiative also includes advancing local maritime engineering by incorporating autonomous technology into existing vessels.
Europe
Spanish defense company Indra has developed a new Chinook CH-47F full-mission simulator, the first such technology manufactured in Europe for this version. The system is now operational at the Spanish Army Aviation Academy’s Helicopter Simulation Center in Colmenar Viejo, central Spain. Built with advanced simulation technologies, the system supports all phases of CH-47F crew training and enables networked exercises by connecting with simulators at other locations. This setup supports coordinated mission planning, enhancing the pilot’s capabilities through realistic, joint training scenarios.
Asia-Pacific
Valiant Global Defense Services Inc., based in Herndon, Virginia, has been awarded a contract worth $13.56 million to provide support services for the Korea Battle Simulation Center. The contract was offered online, and only one company submitted a bid. The specific work locations and funding will be decided with each task under the contract. The work is expected to be finished by February 28, 2030. The contract is managed by the Army’s 411th Contracting Support Brigade at Camp Humphreys in South Korea. The contract was awarded on February 27, 2025.
The US Department of State has approved a potential sale of new AIM-120C and AIM-120D Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Australia under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme. The approval of the potential sale follows a request from the Australian government to buy up to 200 AIM-120C-8 AMRAAMs and up to 200 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAMs, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on 9 April. The possible deal, which includes support and related equipment, has an estimated value of $1.04 billion.