The U.S. Army has awarded Sielman a $49.94 million contract modification to provide depot-level diagnostic and repair services for the Homing All the Way Killer Missile System and subassemblies in support of foreign military sales customers. According to a sole source award notice posted on SAM .gov, the contract work will be performed in two...
Category: Foreign Military Sales
US Approves Poland’s $1.27B Anti-Radar Missile Purchase Request
The United States has approved the proposed sale of 360 missiles to Poland. According to the Department of State, Warsaw requested to purchase Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range units and related equipment. The proposed foreign military sale is estimated at $1.27 billion. Northrop Grumman will serve as the principal contractor of the FMS. The AARGM-ER air-to-ground...
US Army Seeks Tech to Modernize FMS Case Management
The U.S. Army has tasked two industry partners to develop prototypes that would improve foreign military sales processes. The Foreign Military Sales-Army Case Execution System product office under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems recently kicked off a competitive prototype phase wherein selected vendors will create and demonstrate their proposed technologies to support the FMS community...
Reactivated UK, Australian Air Force Squadron to Collaborate on F-35 Mission Programming
The United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force have reactivated No. 80 Squadron, a historic unit for both service branches, to cooperate on mission data file programming for their respective F-35 variants’ warfighting capabilities. The RAF’s Squadron 80 traces back to World War I in 1917 but went inactive in 1969,...
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Upgraded Hercules Aircraft to Norwegian Air Force
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has received the first of four C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft upgraded with Block 8.1 software and hardware providing advanced navigation and defensive capabilities to the transport plane. According to Lockheed Martin, the aircraft’s manufacturer, the upgrade will boost Super Hercules’ interoperability across Europe. The RNoAF acquired the four Hercules tactical...
Foreign Military Sales of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles Increase in 2024, US Army Official Says
The U.S. military is seeing increasing demand for the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle from defense customers around the world, according to an official. Munira Tourner, product manager for systems integration at the U.S. Army’s Joint Program Office for Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, said her team is “knee deep” in facilitating JLTV foreign military sales. The...
Lockheed Ships First F-16 Block 70 Jet Fighters for Bahrain
Lockheed Martin announced that the first ferry cell of three F-16 Block 70 jet fighters took off from Greenville, South Carolina, to Bahrain on Wednesday, making the Arab island nation the first Gulf Cooperation Council member armed with the warplane. The aircraft’s features include an active electronically scanned array fire control radar, advanced avionics, and...
Arcfield Secures $157M Contract for Continued Avionics Support of Canada’s CF-18 Fleet
The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded Arcfield Canada a $157.4 million follow-on contract for continued avionics in-service support of the country’s CF-18 aircraft fleet. Jacques Comtois, vice president of operations at Arcfield Canada, said the agreement will ensure fleet availability and mission readiness for the CF-18 fighters until the fleet is deactivated. According...
US OKs Basler Military Transport Aircraft Sale to Argentina Valued at $143M
The U.S. Department of State has approved Argentina’s request to purchase the Basler BT-67 transport aircraft and associated materials and program support, such as spare engines and parts, repair and maintenance services, and technical documentation. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which transmitted the State Department’s approval to Congress, said the proposed procurement has an estimated...
North Macedonia Requests to Acquire Fleet of Oshkosh Armored Vehicles
The U.S. Department of State has cleared the way for North Macedonia to buy more Joint Light Tactical Vehicles from the United States. The department approved Skopje’s request to acquire 18 M1278A1/A2 JLTV Heavy Guns Carrier units and seven M1278A1/A2 JLTV General Purpose variants for an estimated cost of $111 million. The Defense Security Cooperation...