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...
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Lockheed Martin Awarded $266M Air Force Contract for F-16 Transfer to Argentina
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Aeronautics an undefinitized contract action worth up to $265.96 million to support the transfer of F-16 fighter jets from Denmark to Argentina. The Foreign Military Sales deal includes updating the F-16 operational flight program, according to a Department of Defense notice. Lockheed will conduct the work in...
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Cubic Awarded Contract to Supply Live Training Systems in Indo-Pacific
Cubic Defense has secured a Foreign Military Sales contract to provide its live training systems to an unspecified country in the Indo-Pacific region. The systems will support both force-on-force and force-on-target training exercises, enhancing the partner nation’s readiness and interoperability with U.S. and allied forces. According to the San Diego-based defense firm, the contract includes...
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Corvid Books $268M Contract for US Navy, UK, Australia Suborbital Spacecraft Services
Corvid Technologies has secured a potential five-year, $268 million contract for the design, production and supply of suborbital vehicle configurations for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales to Australia and the United Kingdom. The purchases in the firm-fixed-price contract involve 90 percent for the Navy and 5 percent each to Australia and the U.K....