The United States is seeking public input on its plan to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations to grant a rule exemption to Australia and the United Kingdom, U.S. partners in the AUKUS trilateral security agreement. According to a Federal Register notice posted on Wednesday, the planned ITAR amendment will exempt from State Department...
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KBR to Supply Heavy Equipment Transporters to UK Army Under $100M Task Order; Paul Kahn Quoted
Houston, Texas-based KBR, a global provider of science, technology and engineering services, has secured a $100 million contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence to supply the British Army with a fleet of heavy equipment transporters. KBR said the deliveries for the Interim Capability Solution contract for three years will include providing the maintainers and...
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US Clears Possible $250M Sale of Blanket Order Training to Saudi Arabia
The United States has approved a proposed $250 million sale of blanket order training to Saudi Arabia. Under the potential foreign military sale cleared by the Department of State, the kingdom seeks to procure the required services for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. The deal, which will be added to an earlier case, also involves...
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US Army Awards HAWK Depot-Level Diagnostic, Repair Services Contract to Sielman
The U.S. Army has awarded Sielman a $49.94 million contract modification to provide depot-level diagnostic and repair services for the Homing All the Way Killer Missile System and subassemblies in support of foreign military sales customers. According to a sole source award notice posted on SAM .gov, the contract work will be performed in two...
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Pratt & Whitney Secures $66M Deal for Saudi F-15 Aircraft Engine Maintenance; Josh Goodman Quoted
Pratt & Whitney, an East Hartford, Connecticut-based aerospace company under RTX, has received a $65.8 million contract from Saudi Arabia’s Middle East Propulsion Co. to support the F100 engine maintenance of the Royal Saudi Air Force‘s F-15 Eagle tactical fighter aircraft. The task order from MEPC, the Saudi Ministry of Defense’s main contractor, calls for...
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US Approves Poland’s $1.27B Anti-Radar Missile Purchase Request
The United States has approved the proposed sale of 360 missiles to Poland. According to the Department of State, Warsaw requested to purchase Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range units and related equipment. The proposed foreign military sale is estimated at $1.27 billion. Northrop Grumman will serve as the principal contractor of the FMS. The AARGM-ER air-to-ground...
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US Army Seeks Tech to Modernize FMS Case Management
The U.S. Army has tasked two industry partners to develop prototypes that would improve foreign military sales processes. The Foreign Military Sales-Army Case Execution System product office under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems recently kicked off a competitive prototype phase wherein selected vendors will create and demonstrate their proposed technologies to support the FMS community...
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Reactivated UK, Australian Air Force Squadron to Collaborate on F-35 Mission Programming
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have reactivated No. 80 Squadron, a historic unit for both service branches, to cooperate on mission data file programming for their respective F-35 variants’ warfighting capabilities. The RAF’s Squadron 80 traces back to World War I in 1917 but went inactive in 1969,...
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US OKs Basler Military Transport Aircraft Sale to Argentina Valued at $143M
The U.S. Department of State has approved Argentina’s request to purchase the Basler BT-67 transport aircraft and associated materials and program support, such as spare engines and parts, repair and maintenance services, and technical documentation. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which transmitted the State Department’s approval to Congress, said the proposed procurement has an estimated...
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Iraq Secures US Approval for Proposed $140M Aircraft Contractor Logistics Support
The United States has approved the Iraqi government’s request for aircraft contractor logistics support worth $140 million. Under the proposed foreign military sale, Baghdad will receive aircraft sustainment services for its C-172 and AC/RC-208 fleet. The requirements include technical and proficiency training for Iraqi maintainers and aircrews, spare and repair components, engineering and technical services,...