The NATO Support and Procurement Agency has awarded separate contracts to three teams led by Airbus Helicopters, Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Leonardo to undertake a concept study on the design and execution of the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability program. NGRC is geared to replace the military alliance’s helicopters by the mid-2030s. NSPA said in a...
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Australian Shipbuilder ASC’s $1.4B Defense Contract to Create Over 1,100 Jobs in Submarine Sustainment; Pat Conroy Quoted
The Australian government has awarded Osborne-based submarine builder and maintainer ASC a $1.44 billion contract to sustain its Collins-class submarines for the next four years. According to Australia’s Department of Defence, the agreement ensures job security for over 700 workers in South Australia and another 400 in Western Australia. It also aligns with the government’s...
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Leonardo Exec Sees MBDA-Style Consolidation for Europe’s Defense Industry
Leonardo co-general Manager Lorenzo Mariani said significant consolidation among European defense companies in the future will lead to a healthier defense sector in the region. In an interview with Breaking Defense published on Thursday, Mariani discussed how consolidation differs from the mergers and acquisitions practice in the United States and how it is more similar...
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Report: US Must Prioritize FMS From NATO Members to Secure Regional Security
A report by RAND suggested that the United States adopt a framework systematically prioritizing NATO members’ foreign military sale cases to align with defense security goals in Europe. Apart from taking on the proposed framework, the report made additional recommendations to the United States Army Europe and Africa to improve regional security, including: Ensuring USAREUR-AF...
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US Approves Possible Foreign Military Sale of Small Diameter Bomb-Increment II to Belgium
The U.S. Department of State has approved the Belgian government’s $115 million Foreign Military Sale request to procure Small Diameter Bomb-Increment II missiles and related logistics and program support services. Belgium, a NATO ally, asked to buy 196 Guided Bomb Unit-53/B SDB-II all-up-rounds, SDB-II weapons load crew trainers, spare and repair parts, and unclassified software...
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Cybersecurity Advisory Warns of North Korean Espionage Campaign
The United States, the United Kingdom, and South Korea have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory to warn against a North Korean cyber espionage campaign. According to the advisory, hacker groups known as Andariel, Onyx Sleet, DarkSeoul, Silent Chollima, and Stonefly/Clasiopa operate under Pyongyang’s intelligence agency, the Reconnaissance General Bureau. The threat actors primarily target defense,...
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QinetiQ to Continue Managing UK’s Classified Military Data System; James Willis Quoted
QinetiQ has secured a $19.3 million contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence to continue managing the Thundercloud system. The defense technology company, which has overseen Thundercloud since 2001, said it will focus on Agile system upgrades to advance the data management platform for the next two years. Since the 1980s, Thundercloud has been providing...
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Greece Advances Allied Interoperability With Lockheed F-35 Purchase, Bridget Lauderdale Quoted
The Greek government has signed a letter of offer and acceptance for the purchase of 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft through a U.S. foreign military sale, with an optional 20 additional F-35s. Washington approved the sale, valued at $8.6 billion, in January. Bridget Lauderdale, Lockheed Martin’s vice president and F-35 program general manager,...
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Thales Receives Precision-Strike Missile Order From UK Defense Ministry; Andy Start Quoted
Thales UK has received a new order of lightweight multirole missiles from the United Kingdom‘s Ministry of Defence. Earlier in the year, the British government placed an order with Thales UK to ensure the supply of vital components in missile manufacturing, part of an effort to ensure the availability of air defense solutions amid the...
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Lockheed Martin Boosts Global Supply Chain With Radar Parts From Spain; Amr Hussein Quoted
Lockheed Martin has ordered AN/SPY-7(V)2 radar parts from three Spanish companies – Indra, Escribano Mechanical and Engineering and Integral de Conexión y Montajes – to enhance the global supply chain for the F-110 frigate it is building for Spain’s naval forces. Amr Hussein, Lockheed Martin vice president and general manager of multi-domain combat solutions, said...