The United States has approved Taiwan’s request to purchase loitering munition systems. The proposed foreign military sale, estimated to be worth $60.2 million, will supply Taipei with AeroVironment’s Switchblade 300 advanced weapon system to strengthen the East Asian nation’s capability to defend itself against regional threats. The Switchblade 300 can be transported in a backpack...
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US Military Bases in Europe Raise Security Alert Amid Potential Threats; Sabrina Singh Quoted
Security risks at several forthcoming major events in Europe, such as the Paris Olympics and the European football championship, have prompted the U.S. military bases in the region to raise their alert level, Sabrina Singh, the Department of Defense’s deputy press secretary, announced at a Pentagon briefing Monday. Singh did not specify the new alert...
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State Department to Host More Than 40 NATO Officials Under Exchange Program
The Department of State will host two batches of NATO officials under an exchange program, opening up an opportunity to exchange knowledge with their American counterparts. Under the International Visitor Leadership Program, the State Department expects more than 40 current and future leaders to visit the United States to attend the 2024 NATO Washington Summit...
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Airbus Working to Acquire Specific Spirit AeroSystems’ Aircraft Parts Production Activities
Airbus has announced an agreement with Spirit AeroSystems to acquire some of the latter’s operations, particularly the manufacture of key aircraft components. The “definitive agreement” could lead to the purchase of Spirit’s specific activities, including the production sites for A350 fuselage sections and A220 pylons in the United States, Airbus said. The ongoing transaction would also...
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GA-ASI to Provide MQ-9B SkyGuardian Logistics, Sustainment Support to Belgium’s Air Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will provide logistics and sustainment services to the Belgian Air Force. The U.S. Air Force awarded the California-based company with a $48.54 million undefinitized contract action to support Belgium’s fleet of MQ-9B SkyGuardian. Under the deal, GA-ASI will provide depot repair, engineering, software and field team support from its facilities...
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Senator Cosponsors Bill to Address Conflict of Interest in Government Contracting
The chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has thrown his support behind the passage of a bill that would bar companies working with adversarial nations from doing business with the U.S. government. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., cosponsored the Time to Choose Act, which aims to prevent U.S. enemies such as Russia...
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Under-Construction Canadian Warships Designated as River-Class Destroyers; Bill Blair Quoted
Irving Shipbuilding has started construction on the production test module for the new fleet of Canadian Surface Combatants, which according to a Canadian government announcement will be known as River-class destroyers. The PTM will enable testing and streamlining of the shipbuilding processes to gear up the project for full-rate production starting in 2025, according to...
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Air Force Taps Lockheed Martin to Start F-16 Electronic Warfare System Production
The U.S. Air Force has decided to continue working with a vendor responsible for the development of an electronic warfare solution designed for the F-16 aircraft. On Thursday, the Department of Defense announced that it had awarded Lockheed Martin Aeronautics a fixed-price incentive, (firm-target) modification to an existing contract expanding the current long-lead materials contract...
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Spain, Luxembourg Join NATO Project to Provide Alliance With Satcom Support
Spain and Luxembourg will join the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Italy in a collaborative effort to provide NATO with satellite communications services. Starting in 2025, Madrid and Luxembourg will start working on the NATO Satcom Services 6th Generation project, a $1.07 billion program designed to meet the alliance’s military satcom requirements through...
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MDA Space to Build Lunar Gateway’s Robotic Arm Under $1B Contract
Ontario-based MDA Space will build Canadarm3 robotic space system for the Gateway lunar space station. The company secured a $1 billion contract from the Canadian Space Agency for Phase C and Phase D of the program, which covers the robotic system’s final design, construction, assembly, integration and testing. MDA Space will also support the technology’s...