Rheinmetall has received a multibillion-dollar framework contract from Germany’s Bundeswehr to develop the Tactical Wide Area Network for Land-Based Operations, or TaWAN LBO for short. Representatives of the German military procurement office and Rheinmetall Electronics signed the 10-year agreement. According to the company, an initial order worth $1.96 billion has been placed to equip a...
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Bulgaria Receives First F-16 Block 70 From Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of Bulgaria’s 16 F-16 Block 70 fighter jets, making Bulgaria the second European nation to operate the aircraft. A handover ceremony took place on Jan. 31 in Greenville, South Carolina, where the F-16s were constructed, with Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov and other American and Bulgarian officials in attendance....
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Italy, Spain, Turkey Collaborate on Military 5G Development
Italy, Spain and Turkey have launched the Multinational Collaboration on 5G project under the NATO Communications and Information Agency to advance military capabilities using 5G and its future iterations. The founding nations signed a memorandum of understanding to formalize their commitment, with an initial work program approved in October 2024. NCIA, the organization in charge...
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UK Taps Leidos for Geospatial Intelligence Support
Leidos has secured a seven-year contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to provide meteorological and oceanographic data information and services to support the National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence. The award covers the delivery of THOR, a scalable data and services capability that would provide the MoD with enhanced environmental insights. THOR will succeed...
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Cabinet Office Extends Serco Contract to Set Up UK Resilience Academy
The U.K. Cabinet Office has extended its contract with Serco working on resilience learning development until 2028. The extension supports the transition of the Emergency Planning College into the U.K. Resilience Academy, which is set to launch in the spring. EPC serves as the national center for resilience learning and development in the United Kingdom....
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Collins Aerospace Division Secures Navy’s $65M E-2D Training Platform for France
Rockwell Collins Simulation and Training Solutions, a Collins Aerospace division, has received a $65 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division to deliver a weapons system training platform for France’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft fleet. The sole-source award, a foreign military sale to France, also covers related technical data and...
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Diehl Defence to Develop New Variant of IRIS-T Missile for Germany, Spain, Sweden and Italy
Germany’s military procurement office, BAAINBw, has partnered with Diehl Defence to develop and produce the next variant of the IRIS-T missile system. The IRIS-T Block II program agreement was finalized in late December, with BAAINBw signing the contract on behalf of a four-nation development program that also includes Sweden, Spain and Italy. The IRIS-T, short...
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Saab Announces Group Management Team Changes
Saab has appointed Eva Karlsson as senior vice president and chief operating officer, effective Aug. 1. A new member of the company’s Group Management team, Karlsson will now lead Saab’s Group Operational Excellence organization. She joins Saab from Dometic, where she served as president of Segment Land Vehicles for Europe, the Middle East and Africa....
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Bundestag OKs Germany-Lithuania Defense Pact
The Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament, has approved the Lithuanian-German defense cooperation agreement laid out in a Roadmap Action Plan signed in December 2023. The Lithuanian legislature, Seimas, ratified it in October 2024. According to Lithuania’s Ministry of National Defence, Germany will deploy signal, headquarters and service companies, as well as medical and logistical units, in...
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Leidos to Support NHS Supply Chain’s Cybersecurity Upgrade Efforts
Leidos has announced a contract from NHS Supply Chain to deliver cybersecurity support services to improve the agency’s cyber posture and ensure timely procurement and delivery of healthcare products across National Health Service locations in England and Wales. The award will see the U.S. IT services company deliver 24/7 cyberthreat monitoring while helping the NHS...