British multinational Serco has secured a contract to continue providing air navigation services to the United Arab Emirates Department of Civil Aviation in Sharjah. The agreement focuses on optimizing Sharjah International Airport’s aeronautical information management and air traffic services. Serco’s partnership with the UAE dates back to 1947 when the company was first awarded the...
Category: Contract Awards
Forward Slope to Support Egypt’s Maritime Domain Awareness Capabilities
Forward Slope Inc. has secured a $15 million contract from the U.S. Navy Naval Sea Systems Command to deliver a command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance system to enhance maritime domain awareness in support of the Egyptian Navy. FSI, a San Diego-based technology and services provider, outbid four other companies to win this...
Hensoldt to Enhance Eurofighter Radar Under $365M Contract Extension
Germany’s Hensoldt Sensors is further enhancing the capabilities of the Eurofighter Common Radar System Mark 1 under a contract extension worth about $365 million from Airbus Defence and Space. Called ECRS Mk1 for short, the system will be installed on the Eurofighter aircraft that Airbus is building for the German and Spanish air forces. Hensoldt...
EDGE Group-Fincantieri Shipbuilding JV to Maintain UAE Naval Fleet
MAESTRAL, a shipbuilding joint venture between the EDGE Group and Fincantieri, has secured a $522.4 million comprehensive fleet maintenance management contract from the United Arab Emirates Tawazun Council. The five-year In-Service Support Strategic Partnership Project, formalized at IDEX/NAVDEX in Abu Dabi on Monday, covers the whole fleet of the UAE Navy, ensuring that each vessel...
Sierra Nevada Corp. Awarded US Air Force Contract for Saudi Aircraft Support
Sierra Nevada Corp. has secured a $29.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the long-term maintenance of the Royal Saudi Air Force’s King Air 350ER aircraft. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded the firm-fixed-price contract on Friday. It involves foreign military sales to Saudi Arabia and covers the provision of field...
BlackSky to Deliver Space-Based Intelligence, Training to International Customer
Real-time, space-based intelligence provider BlackSky has won a contract to provide an international customer with subscription-based on-demand Gen-2 imagery and analytics services using its artificial intelligence-powered Spectra tasking and analytics platform. Under the award, BlackSky will support the client’s initiative to create an essential base for developing an immediate and long-term space-based capability. Spectra offers...
Dataminr to Secure NATO Networks, Improve Cybersecurity
Artificial intelligence firm Dataminr is set to assist NATO in using AI to enhance the security of the alliance’s networks and improve its real-time cyber domain awareness capabilities. The partnership will involve Dataminr continuously monitoring threats within NATO networks, providing the alliance with valuable vulnerability intelligence. The collaboration builds on previous initiatives, including deploying the...
Boeing to Upgrade Japan’s Helicopter Fleet With New Block II Chinooks
The Japan Self-Defense Forces have ordered 17 Boeing CH-47JA Block II Chinooks Extended Range helicopters to modernize its fleet. Boeing said the new Chinooks will replace older CH-47JA models and maintain Japan’s advanced heavy-lift capabilities. According to a Janes report, Japan’s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries $11.1 million in contracts to...
Thales Secures 10-Year Royal Navy Contract for Communications Maintenance
United Kingdom’s Defence Equipment & Support has awarded Thales UK a 10-year contract to maintain the Royal Navy’s internal and external communications systems. The Maritime Communications Capability Support contract aims to sustain the Royal Navy’s combat capabilities. Thales’ responsibilities include obsolescence recovery, inventory management, defect repairs and round-the-clock support operations. Thales UK CEO Phil Siveter...
Austal Awarded $171M Contract for Swedish Hydrogen-Ready Ferry
Austal Australasia has secured a contract worth approximately $171.1 million from Gotlandsbolaget of Sweden to design and construct Horizon X, a 130-meter, hydrogen-ready, high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry. The catamaran, part of Gotlandsbolaget’s Horizon program, will be Austal’s largest vessel ever, with a capacity of 1,500 passengers, 400 vehicles and cargo. It will feature a unique combined...










