Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said Sweden has selected the C-390 Millennium as its new tactical transport aircraft for the NATO partner’s defense modernization. The contract makes Sweden the sixth NATO country to choose the aircraft as a logistics option, following the Netherlands, Austria and Portugal, improving interoperability within the alliance. According to Embraer, the Millennium...
Category: Contract Awards
Lockheed Martin to Continue Supporting Canada’s Halifax-Class Frigate Combat System
The Canadian government has renewed a contract with Lockheed Martin Canada to ensure the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates receive combat system integration in-service support throughout their end-of-life expectancy. Public Services and Procurement Canada said the deal has a ceiling value of $1.33 billion. The company secured the original contract for the CSI ISS in...
Thales, Exail Receive Contract to Improve France’s Naval Mine Detection Capabilities
France has tapped Thales and Exail to improve its naval mine detection capability by delivering eight autonomous underwater vehicles based on the A18-M AUV. The order, which falls under the country’s SLAMF future mine warfare system program, includes equipping the vessels with Thales’ SAMDIS 600 sonar. The deal, which includes an option for an additional eight...
Airbus to Supply Netherlands With H225M Helicopters for Special Operations
Airbus Helicopters has secured a contract from the Netherlands for 12 H225M helicopters and related support services. Vice Adm. Jan Willem Hartman, head of Command Materiel and IT, and Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even formalized the deal on the sidelines of the Euronaval trade show in Paris. According to Even, the H225M was chosen after...
Kongsberg Maritime to Provide Propulsion for Peruvian Frigate
Norwegian marine equipment manufacturer Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract from Peru to deliver controllable pitch propeller systems for its frigate program. The Norwegian company will work with South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and state-owned SIMA Peru, both tapped by the Peruvian government to build the new warship. The vessel will be based...
Airbus H135 Selected as Training Aircraft for Royal Canadian Air Force Pilots
Airbus Helicopters will deliver 19 units of H135 aircraft to the Royal Canadian Air Force for training pilots under a contract with SkyAlyne, a joint venture between Canadian defense companies CAE and KF Aerospace. In May, the Canadian government awarded SkyAlyne a 25-year, $8 billion contract to support the Future Aircrew Training program, which will...
Safran to Equip Egyptian Navy’s Vessels With Optronic, Navigation Systems
French aerospace company Safran said it has won a contract to equip the Egyptian Navy’s offshore patrol vessels with VIGY 4 and Argonyx navigation systems. “We are proud to contribute to the modernization of the Egyptian Navy,” said Alexandre Ziegler, executive vice president for Defense GBU at Safran Electronics & Defense. “Our solutions will enhance...
Kongsberg Secures Fourth Joint Strike Missile Contract With Japan
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed a fourth contract with Japan worth $173.2 million to supply the Joint Strike Missile. According to Kongsberg, the fifth-generation stealth air-to-surface missile, designed for anti-surface warfare and land attacks, will be deployed in Tokyo’s F-35A Lightning II fleet, enhancing its agility, range and low-signature capabilities. Japan first ordered the...
Northrop-Exence E-2D Partnership Seeks to Empower Poland’s Command and Control Capabilities
Northrop Grumman is partnering with Polish IT services provider Exence and the Polish Air Force Institute of Technology to help expand the command and control capabilities of Poland’s armed forces while ensuring interoperability with NATO and other allies. The collaboration will explore how the Northrop E-2D Advanced Hawkeye tactical airborne early warning aircraft could be...
BAE Systems to Deliver 40 Mk4 Naval Gun Systems to Dutch, Belgian Navies
British defense contractor BAE Systems will deliver eight Bofors 40 Mk4 naval gun systems to the Netherlands and Belgium under a new contract from the Dutch Command Materiel and IT, an agency under the Dutch Ministry of Defence. Stefan Lofstrom, marketing and sales director at BAE Systems Bofors, said the new deal allows the company...