Americas
Lockheed Martin won a $19.2 million modification for the acquisition of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Configuration 3.1 Part A Ground Modernization equipment to support the US government. The THAAD Configuration 3.1 Part A, and associated labor and equipment, will be procured under a firm-fixed-price contract line item. Expected completion date is January 1, 2027. Fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2024 U.S. government procurement funds in the amount of $19,161,388 are being obligated at time of award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
Japan will sell Patriot missiles to the US to help replenish its stocks following Ukraine deliveries. A handful of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles will be sold to the $19 million, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) announced on Sunday. The missile sale’s official quantity has not been disclosed. However, it is likely to be around 10, Nikkei revealed, citing a former Pentagon official.
Middle East & Africa
The United States sanctioned five people and seven companies in China and Iran on Tuesday, accusing them of aiding Tehran’s ballistic missile and drone programs. The sanctions targeted individuals and companies in China, Hong Kong, and Iran involved in procuring key components for “subordinates” of Iran’s Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), the US Treasury Department said in a statement.
Europe
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of Small Diameter Bomb-Increment IIs (SDB-II) to Belgium. A total of 196 SDB-II all-up-rounds, as well as training, maintenance, and logistical support were requested by Belgium for an estimated $115 million. Brussels intends to arm its newly-procured fleet of 34 F-35s with the weapon, enhancing its deterrence.
The US State Department has approved the sale of Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Slovakia. Announced by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 31 July, the US Department of State approval covers 12 helicopters and related weapons and equipment, training, and support for an estimated $600 million. “The proposed sale will improve Slovakia’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing the Slovak Air Force with aircraft to meet its national defence needs,” the DSCA said.
Asia-Pacific
The Pentagon’s joint program office for the missile defense of Guam is waiting on fiscal 2024 funding to be reprogrammed from elsewhere in the budget to help pay for its efforts to build an architecture to defend the key US territory in the Pacific, says Defense News. But that doesn’t mean a lot of work isn’t already underway to design and plan architecture critical to defending the strategic island from potential air and missile attacks from adversaries like China.
