The Australian Department of Defence has selected Lockheed Martin as its strategic partner to develop advanced military defense capabilities under the AIR6500 Phase 1 program. In a statement, three-time Wash100 recipient Stephanie Hill, executive vice president at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, said the partnership will enable the Australian Defence Force to use information...
Leonardo Helicopters plans to build AW149 helicopters using components solely from U.K.-based businesses if the company wins the $1.27 billion New Medium Helicopter contract from the UK Ministry of Defence. According to the NMH contract notice published in 2022, the MOD intends to acquire between 36 and 44 aircraft to phase out existing rotorcraft systems...
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday that it has moved to notify Congress of the Department of State granting approval of a possible $12 billion helicopter sale to Poland. The proposed sale includes 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters plus Hellfire missiles and Hellfire captive air training missiles, Joint Air-to-ground Missiles and Stinger missiles. The...
The Indonesian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Boeing to purchase 24 units of the F-15EX fighter jet. Boeing said Air Vice Marshal Yusuf Jauhari, head of the Indonesian Ministry of Defense’s Defense Facilities Agency, and Mark Sears, vice president and program manager for Boeing Fighters, inked the agreement following a visit to...
Amentum Services has received a potential $591.6 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide life cycle and systems upgrades and integration, and training support for naval vessels and systems under the Foreign Military Sales program. Under the five-year agreement, the company will perform the required services to support the transfer, acquisition, operation and...
The Royal Australian Navy’s planned buildup in response to China’s increasing threat has already drawn bids from four shipbuilders, Breaking Defense reported. The pitches came following the April release of the Australian Defence Strategic Review, which lined up a naval strategy of increasing the number of smaller surface vessels in RAN’s fleet. The four...
The U.S. Army’s Integrated Battle Command System is attracting interest from other countries due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, according to IBCS manufacturer Northrop Grumman. The company developed the system for the Army to control its air and missile defense system and later sought to expand its design to connect other sensors and shooters...
The Lebanese navy is set to receive three Protector-class patrol boats from the United States on Aug. 21, a spokesperson for the Department of State confirmed. The delivery is part of a Foreign Military Sales agreement with Lebanon and includes maintenance and training support for the Lebanese armed forces, the official said, adding that crew...
Mesa, Arizona-based MD Helicopters has signed a contract with an unnamed Middle East buyer of six advanced Cayuse Warrior Plus Attack/Scout aircraft with precision weapons capability. According to the MD website, the Cayuse Warrior Plus aircraft is based on the Cayuse Warrior with laser-guided technology. Besides the precision weapons system, the Plus variant comes with updated...
