Americas
Huntington Ingalls won a $20 million cost-plus-incentive-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-2324 for work associated with the DDG 1000 modernization period execution. Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Mississippi (95%); and other locations below 1% (collectively totaling 5%), and is expected to be completed by September 2025. No funding will be obligated at the time of award. Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity.
Lockheed Martin won a $23 million modification to a previously awarded contract (HQ0147-17-C-0032) for the acquisition of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Configuration 3.1 Part B1 Ground Modernization equipment to support the US government. The THAAD Configuration 3.1 Part B1, and associated labor, will be procured under a firm-fixed-price contract line item. The work will be performed in Dallas, Texas; Sunnyvale, California; Troy, Alabama; Huntsville, Alabama; and Camden, Arkansas, with an expected completion date Nov. 30, 2028. Fiscal 2025 procurement funds in the amount of $23,564,873 are being obligated at time of award. The Missile Defense Agency, Huntsville, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
Middle East & Africa
Israel recently completed a series of live-fire tests on upgrades to the David’s Sling defense system, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced Monday. The tests included simulating future threats, enhancing the system’s capabilities and improving its capacity to face the IDF’s various combat arenas. Trials were carried out by the Israeli Missile Defense Organization in cooperation with the US Missile Defense Agency. The Israeli defense company Rafael Advanced Systems served as the primary contractor, with the subcontractor being Raytheon Missile Systems.
Europe
Spain has decided against purchasing US-made F-35 fighter jets and will instead opt for European-made options, the defense ministry said Wednesday, confirming a report in El Pais newspaper. The decision comes after the tension between Madrid and Washington over Spain’s refusal to raise defense spending to 5.0 percent of economic output, as demanded by US President Donald Trump.
Asia-Pacific
India is not currently considering South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae combat aircraft as part of its plan to acquire up to 114 advanced multi-role jets to replace aging models, according to local media. Sources reported earlier this month that the KF-21 was under evaluation by the Indian Air Force as part of its ongoing search for next-generation tactical aircraft, citing the system’s affordability, upgrade potential, and compatibility with India’s defense industrial policies as key selling points.
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