Americas
Lockheed Martin won a $39 million modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, fixed-price incentive contract. This modification increases the contract ceiling to procure material and sustainment services to support depot stand-up and repair capabilities for the electrical power management system, electro hydrostatic actuation system, aircraft memory system, electro optical distributed aperture system, fuselage remote interface unit, missile remote interface units, suspension and release and landing to support the F-35 aircraft for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, non-U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) partners, and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers. Work will be performed in Fort Worth, Texas, and is expected to be completed in June 2027. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
Canada has introduced a program to develop 12 conventionally powered submarines to bolster its security in the Arctic Ocean. The fleet will take over the role of the nation’s aging Victoria-class submarines in service since the early 1990s. Although no specifications have been declassified, the Canadian defense agency revealed that the systems will incorporate an “under-ice” capability to match conditions across the Arctic and other oceans surrounding the country.
Middle East & Africa
Airbus has secured a contract to supply four A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force (RSAF). Initially disclosed in February, the project is part of Riyadh’s plan to expand the service’s six-unit MRTT fleet that was completed in 2015. The deal stipulates the provision of a logistics support package, spare parts, and training services in addition to the MRTTs.
Europe
Norway will donate spare parts from its Sea King helicopters to Ukraine, helping the country support the operations and maintenance of choppers donated by Germany. Berlin promised six helicopters to Ukraine earlier this year in support of Kyiv’s war efforts against Russia. The UK also plans to donate three of the aircraft, whose spare parts are hard to find as the old platforms are being retired worldwide.
Asia-Pacific
BAE Systems has accepted $111 million in contracts to deliver NATO-standard tactical radios for South Korea’s rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. The solution will leverage the Second-Generation Anti-Jam Tactical Ultra-High Frequency Radio (SATURN) technology, which relays “fast-frequency hopping” communication between users. It is designed with small, lightweight, and upgradeable architecture and features components that support anti-jamming in complex scenarios.
