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USN Upgrading Mine-Hunting Tech | DoS Approved FMS To Kuwait | India Buys Missiles Form Russia

Americas
Detyens Shipyards Inc., located in North Charleston, South Carolina, has been awarded a $21.1 million fixed-price contract to perform maintenance and dry-docking on the Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler, USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). The project will last 180 days, starting March 23, 2025, and ending September 18, 2025. The contract includes additional options that could increase its total value to $21.8 million. The funding for this work comes from the Navy’s fiscal year 2025 budget and will not expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was specifically set aside for small businesses, and three proposals were submitted. Military Sealift Command, based in Norfolk, Virginia, is managing the contract.
The US Navy is upgrading its mine-hunting tech. Raytheon got $18.3M to build mine-detecting gear for unmanned boats. Textron got $12.1M to build mine-sweeping gear for the same boats. Bollinger Shipyards got $7.7M to improve the boats themselves. These upgrades will help the Navy find and get rid of underwater mines more safely and efficiently.
Middle East & Africa

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait of Design and Construction Services and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today. The Government of Kuwait has requested to buy services to support the procurement of maritime and land facilities at the Mohammed Al Ahmed Naval Base, other affiliated locations, the Ras Al Ard Naval Base for Onshore Logistics and an alternate logistics station in Kuwait, as well as construction of a headquarters complex.

Europe
Boeing revealed Germany’s first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol plane. It will be delivered by August 2025. Germany bought 8 of these planes to replace its old P-3C Orion planes, which are retiring this year. The P-8A will give Germany better maritime patrol abilities for hunting submarines and monitoring the seas. Photos shared by the Bundeswehr portray a fully-painted P-8A aircraft bearing the German national insignia, ready to undergo further testing on the same site.
Asia-Pacific

India has inked a contract with Russia to procure anti-ship cruise missiles for the country’s submarine fleet. This was announced by the Indian Ministry of Defense via social media platform X, without disclosing details of the specific missile type, total number of orders, cost, or delivery schedule. The missiles will reportedly arm the Indian Navy’s Sindhughosh-class diesel-electric submarines, a domestic variant of Moscow’s Kilo-class submarines, according to Russian state media TASS, citing an Indian news outlet.

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