The U.S. State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale of MQ-9B remotely piloted aircraft and related equipment to Qatar for an estimated $1.96 billion. Qatar requested eight MQ-9B drones, along with a comprehensive package of munitions, including Joint Direct Attack Munition tail kits, general-purpose bombs, Paveway II guidance kits, Hellfire missiles and training...
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Lockheed Martin Unit to Modify Israeli CH-53K Helicopters
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin business, has secured a contract from Israel’s Ministry of Defense to modify 12 CH-53K Pere helicopters, integrating systems used by the Israeli Air Force. Once completed and delivered, the aircraft will replace the nation’s Yas’ur heavy transport fleet. According to the ministry, the CH-53Ks are already at Sikorsky’s Stratford, Connecticut, facility....
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GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Belgium’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has completed the first flight of an MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft destined for Belgium‘s Ministry of Defence. The flight, conducted on Feb. 20 at GA-ASI’s facility in El Mirage, California, validated the aircraft’s controllability and safe landing capabilities. According to the company, the initial flight is part of a...
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New Zealand Taps CAE for C-130J Aircrew Training
CAE, a Montreal-based simulation technology company, has received a contract from the New Zealand Defence Force to provide management, engineering, and maintenance services to the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s C-130J weapon systems trainer. The training activities under the Simulator Through Life Support contract will occur at the RNZAF No. 40 Squadron facilities in Auckland,...
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Australia to Spend $126M for Heavyweight Torpedoes to Boost Collins-Class Submarine Fleet
Australia has signed a $126 million agreement with the United States for an additional purchase of MK-48 heavyweight torpedoes for the Royal Australian Navy’s Collins-class submarines. The government said the torpedo, the product of a joint program between RAN and the U.S. Navy, will be among the armaments of Australia’s future nuclear submarines. U.S.-Australia Alliance...
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RTX’s Raytheon Awarded $141M Navy Contract Modification for Missile Spares
The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded RTX’s Raytheon a $141 million contract modification to provide Standard Missile-2 production spares. The firm-fixed-price award supports purchases for the governments of Japan, Australia, Netherlands, Spain and Germany under the Foreign Military Sales program. According to a Department of Defense notice, work under the contract action...
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US Green-Lights Saudi Arabia’s Purchase of Laser-Guided Weapons
The U.S. Department of State has approved Saudi Arabia’s proposed $100 million acquisition of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems II All-Up-Round and associated logistics and program support. The potential sale covers the delivery of 2,000 of the laser-guided precision rockets and several non-major defense equipment items, including spare parts, support equipment and training support. BAE...
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US Approves $165M Sale of Chaff, Cartridge Countermeasures to Australia
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $165 million sale of countermeasures, chaff and impulse cartridges to Australia. The Albanese government’s request includes various types of decoy flares, RR-198A/L chaff cartridges, CCU-145/A impulse cartridges, support equipment, technical assistance and logistical support. The principal contractors for the sale are Kilgore Flares, Armtec Countermeasures, Alloy Surface...
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GE Aerospace Wins $5B USAF Contract on Aircraft Engine Supply to Allies
The U.S. Air Force has awarded GE Aerospace a Foreign Military Sales contract worth a potential $5 billion to deliver F110-GE-129 engines for allies’ F-15 and F-16 fleet. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covers FMS to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bulgaria and other potential buyers with letters of offer and acceptance, according to the Pentagon’s daily brief of...
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US Approves Proposed Support Equipment, Services for Japan’s Hypermissile
The U.S. Department of State has approved Japan’s potential $200 million acquisition of Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectiles Capability Support and related equipment. The planned Foreign Military Sale transaction covers hardware and support services to assist the East Asian nation’s HVGP capability, including test preparation and transportation support. If the deal goes through, Tokyo will gain...