Americas
Leidos won a $12.4 million modification, which adds scope to provide for the integration of required updates to the systems requirements document critical to the functionality of the ALQ-214 system using the Adaptive Radar Countermeasure software in support of enhancing F/A-18 survivability against modern threats Work will be performed in Reston, Virginia (47%); Clifton, New Jersey (40%); and Goleta, California (13%), and is expected to be completed in September 2026. Fiscal 2025 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $9,349,290 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract action was not competed. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
The Nevada Army National Guard will be converted into a mobile infantry battalion as part of the US Army’s ongoing force restructuring. The change falls under the Army Transformation Initiative, which reduces the number of Armored Brigade Combat Teams to 13 across the entire force, cutting the National Guard’s share from five to two. It will affect the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, a multi-state unit that includes Nevada’s 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry.
Middle East & Africa
The UAE’s state-owned defense conglomerate EDGE Group has announced expansions of its operations in Brazil and Switzerland. The milestones aim to bolster the company’s international footprint in the research, development, and production of unmanned systems and missile technologies, while building local infrastructure to support regional defense capabilities.
Europe
The US approved a nearly $330 million package of military sales to Ukraine, including an extension of satellite communications services for its Starlink terminals and equipment and services to sustain its Patriot air defense systems. The State Department revealed in a statement Friday that services to help maintain the Patriot systems will cost about $179.1 million — which entails spare parts, software updates, modification kits, communication equipment and other items. The State Department, in a separate statement, announced its approval for the sale of satellite communications services for Ukraine’s Starlink terminals, which also includes technical and logistics support services, with the cost expected to total about $150 million.
Asia-Pacific
South Korea’s defense giants are rolling into MSPO (International Defense Industry Exhibition) 2025 in Poland with new tanks, submarines, radars, drones, and artillery systems. Hyundai Rotem, Hanwha Group, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), and Hyundai WIA are all using Eastern Europe’s largest defense expo to pitch next-gen platforms as demand surges from the Russia-Ukraine war.