The U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs, or SSP, unit has awarded Alexandria, Virginia-based consultancy firm Emcube a $79.6 million hybrid contract to support the Trident II D5 Strategic Weapon System and Dreadnought programs. A long-time provider of technical, financial, and managerial services to government agencies, the company primarily supports SSP, which provides the United States...
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible foreign military sale of F-16 sustainment services and related equipment worth $266.4 million to Ukraine. Kyiv’s request includes the Joint Mission Planning System, AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loaders, spare parts, weapon software, and other maintenance, training, engineering and logistical services. The project’s primary contractors are Lockheed Martin Aeronautics,...
Boeing has secured a $450.5 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide command and control capabilities to the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program. The sole source acquisition contract calls for Boeing’s delivery of radars, self-protection solutions and mission computers, the U.S. Department of Defense said Tuesday. The company will work...
The U.S. Department of State has approved a potential foreign military sale worth $65 million for extended support services related to Taiwan’s tactical communications network. The possible sale involves follow-on support services for Improved Mobile Subscriber Equipment and Experimental Force systems, which the the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States had...
The U.S. Department of State has approved a foreign military sale to the United Kingdom for the High Gain Measurement System equipment and support. The U.K.’s request, valued at about $125 million, covers the acquisition of an HGMS system fitted with off-aspect mid-frequency line arrays. It also includes spare components, such as acoustic sensors and...
The U.S. Department of Defense has approved Taiwan’s request to acquire spare components and support services for the F-16 aircraft and active electronically scanned array radar, or AESA. The proposed $320 million foreign military sale, coursed through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, covers the purchase of critical spare and...
The Romanian government has signed a letter of offer and acceptance to formalize its plan to acquire 32 Lockheed Martin fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft through a Foreign Military Sales agreement with the United States. According to Lockheed, the F-35s will be integrated with the Romanian Air Force’s F-16 squadrons. Romania hosts the European F-16...
The U.S. State Department has approved the United Kingdom’s request to purchase Tactical Combat Training System Increment II and related equipment worth approximately $70 million. The possible foreign military sale includes 46 TCTS II systems, spare parts, technical documentation, training equipment, integration support and other logistical services for the Royal Air Force. Collins Aerospace and...
The U.S. State Department has greenlit a possible foreign military sale worth $160 million to provide Greece with follow-on support and related logistical elements for its F-16 engines. Athens’ request includes relevant equipment and services for the engines’ sustainment, such as components and accessories, aircraft engine and ground handling equipment, software delivery support, and logistical...
Israel has ordered 25 F-15 next-generation fighter jets from Boeing for $5.2 billion. The company and the Israeli Ministry of Defense signed an agreement Wednesday for the acquisition, which includes options for purchasing an additional 25 aircraft. Delivery of jets will begin in 2031. In a statement, Ido Nehushtan, president of Boeing Israel, pointed out...
