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14 Jul 22. Deep tech start-up, Hadean, have been awarded a contract to help build and scale a cloud distributed simulation demonstrator for the British Army. This Pathfinder agreement marks Hadean’s first direct commitment with military end-users and sets the scene for the wider introduction and application of cloud-based computing in the MOD’s Defence Synthetic Environment Platform (DSEP), and Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP). Harnessing Hadean’s Web 3.0 technology, the project will blend different 2D, 3D and Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) elements of training environments for land warfare into one immersive simulation, capable of running larger scenarios for remotely located physical and virtual users, without compromising on fidelity or complexity. The demonstrator’s learning and development outcomes will support the objectives set for Multi-Domain Integration by the UK Ministry of Defence, enabling the British Army to explore new areas of collective training where combat teams in geographically disparate live environments can operate remotely alongside troops exercising in the virtual world. Additionally, the project will highlight the significance of partnerships in government innovation and digital transformation. The digital world’s assets and entities will be built using Bohemia Interactive’s VBS4, whilst live simulation system data will be drawn from a suite of leading defence training organisations. The programme will kick-off this summer and is expected to be completed by spring 2023.The Pathfinder will also be supplemented by an Independent Technical Evaluation which will validate the findings of the demonstration and suggest areas of future investigation.
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14 Jul 22. General Dynamics Mission Systems, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is awarded a $272,978,513 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost-no-fee contract (N0003022C1003) for the technical engineering services necessary for Strategic Weapons Systems Fire Control Subsystem production to support the Common Missile Compartment production requirement. This contract award contains option line items and benefits a foreign military sale to the United Kingdom. Work will be performed in Pittsfield, Massachusetts (79%); Groton, Connecticut (7%); Kings Bay, Georgia (4%); Bangor, Washington (4%); the United Kingdom (4%); and Quonset Point, Rhode Island (2%). Work is expected to be completed June 30, 2028. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $22,954,906; and fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,707,422 are being obligated on this award. Of this amount, no funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract is being awarded to the contractor on a sole-source basis under 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(1) and was previously synopsized on the System for Award Management online portal. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
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15 Jul 22. £2.35bn Typhoon upgrade sustains 1,300 UK jobs. Typhoon fighter jets will be fitted with the world’s most advanced radar – part of a £2.35bn investment at the Royal International Air Tattoo. Typhoon fighter jets to be equipped with world’s most advanced radar. Additional upgrades will ensure jet can counter emerging threats Funding sustains 1,300 engineering jobs across the UK The state-of-the-art European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk 2 radar will further transform the Eurofighter Typhoon’s control of the air, bringing a world-leading electronic warfare capability which will allow the aircraft to simultaneously detect, identify and track multiple targets in the air and on the ground. It will support operations in the most challenging situations, equipping pilots with the ability to suppress enemy air defences using high-powered jamming and engage targets whilst beyond the reach of threats. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
08 Jul 22. NATO Support and Procurement Agency as Lead Nation has requested the possible sale of two hundred thirty-nine (239) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I; two hundred four (204) FMU-152 fuzes; two hundred four (204) MK-82 500LB General Purpose Bombs; and fifty (50) BLU-109 2000LB Hard Target Penetrator Bombs, that will be added to a previously implemented case. The original FMS case, valued at $1.87 m, included forty (40) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I. Therefore, this notification is for a total of two hundred seventy-nine (279) GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs, Increment I; two hundred four (204) FMU-152 fuzes; two hundred four (204) MK-82 500LB General Purpose Bombs; and fifty (50) BLU-109 2000LB Hard Target Penetrator Bombs. Also included are smoke signal cartridges; engineering and technical support and assistance; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The total estimated cost is $22.7 m. The principal contractors for production are the Boeing Corporation, St Louis, MO; and Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, AZ. The principal contractor for integration is unknown and will be determined during contract negotiations. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. (Source: glstrade.com)
TECHNOLOGY
14 Jul 22. KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today that it will lead research and development for self-defending, self-recovering cyber defense concepts in support of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), through Frazer-Nash Consultancy, a KBR company. Frazer-Nash will work with the MOD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) as part of the Autonomous Resilient Cyber Defence (ARCD) project. The three-year project will leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to develop cyber defense concepts that can be tested and evaluated against attacks in a simulated military environment. Frazer-Nash will use the latest technologies to deliver high-risk, disruptive options; AI-driven cyber defense decision-making; and informed cyber sensing, which will be integrated into the concept demonstrator.
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08 Jul 22. Hensoldt to provide Mode 5 IFF products for Norwegian forces. The company will supply its MSSR 2000 ID secondary radars and LTR400 DNG lightweight transponders. German sensor solutions specialist Hensoldt has secured a contract to provide its identification-friend-or-foe (IFF) products to the Norwegian Armed Forces. Under the contract, the company will supply its monopulse secondary surveillance radar (MSSR) 2000 ID secondary radars and LTR400 DNG lightweight transponders. Additionally, the contract includes cryptographic and test equipment along with other related services. The contract has been awarded by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA). It has an estimated value of €15m ($15.16m). The Mode 5-capable latest-technology IFF products enhance the ability of the armed forces to distinguish between friendly and hostile forces. (Source: naval-technology.com)
14 Jul 22. Saab has signed a framework agreement with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for military training and simulation systems and has received the first orders within the new agreement. The total order value is approximately SEK 340 m and deliveries will take place 2023-2025. The orders, which were booked in the third quarter of 2022, include training and simulation systems for anti-tank weapons, vehicle and soldier systems and all the necessary associated equipment. Saab and FMV have also signed a three-year framework agreement for military training and simulation systems with a potential additional order value of up to SEK 110m.
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13 Jul 22. Kongsberg Maritime’s Sensor and Robotics division Khas announced that it has secured over NOK 450M in contracts for HUGIN AUV in Q2 2022. The order income consists of a healthy mix of recurring business with existing customers and new customers that will utilize the HUGIN platform in their operations. The use of AUVs is a vital piece in the technology puzzle that must be solved to enable sustainable oceans. The vehicles can operate autonomously over a long period of time and collect environmental data, performing multiple survey operations for multiple applications in a cost-effective way compared with conventional surveys. Since the first dive of the iconic HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) prototype on 7 March 1993, Kongsberg Maritime has been spearheading the development of the sector, and with the latest release of HUGIN Edge, Kongsberg Maritime offers complementary AUV solutions for the rising AUV Market.
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14 Jul 22. Elbit Systems was selected to supply a Direct Infrared Counter Measures (“DIRCM”) system and an airborne Electronic Warfare (“EW”) system for a Gulfstream G650 aircraft of The Netherlands Ministry of Defense. Elbit Systems will provide J-MUSIC™ DIRCM system together with the Company’s Infra-Red-based Passive Airborne Warning System (IR-PAWS), for a Gulfstream G650 aircraft, providing high levels of protection and redundancy. These systems have accumulated hundreds of thousands of flight hours to date, and have been selected by numerous customers to equip more than 25 types of aircraft. Customers include Israel, Germany, NATO’s multinational fleet and others.
18 Nov 21. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $31,720,280 contract action for the Belgium MQ-9B SkyGuardian procurement. This contract provides for one MQ-9B simulator, training, spares and support equipment. Work will be performed in Poway, California, and is expected to be completed by March 31, 2024. This contract involves 100% Foreign Military Sales to Belgium and this award is the result of a sole source acquisition. Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $31,720,280 are being obligated at the time of award. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8689-20-C-2013 P00005).
04 Jul 22. GomSpace finalizes their contract for the delivery of two smallsats to the German Space Agency (DLR). GomSpace has formally signed a contract to deliver two, 12-unit cubesats to the German Space Agency, DLR. This finalizes the award process that was announced on June 14th and the project has now been initiated. As previously announced, the contract value is 13MSEK and delivery will be in January of 2023. (Source: Satnews)
TECHNOLOGY
08 Jul 22. ATHEA, a joint venture between Atos and Thales, was awarded phase 3 of the project “ARTEMIS.IA” (Architecture for Processing and Massive Exploitation of Multi-Source Information and Artificial Intelligence1) by the Armament General Directorate (Direction Générale de l’Armement). This project aims to offer scalable capabilities for massive data processing and artificial intelligence (AI) that meet the different business needs of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces. Designed 100% in France, ATHEA’s platform will enable the Ministry of the Armed Forces to develop new AI applications based on the exploitation of sensitive data, for various use cases.
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14 Jul 22. Canoo (NASDAQ: GOEV), a high-tech advanced mobility company, has been awarded by the U.S. Army to supply an electric vehicle for analysis and demonstration. This contract supports the U.S. military’s focus to incorporate scalable and adaptable capabilities in operational and garrison environments. Canoo’s multi-purpose platform was recently selected by NASA for crew transportation vehicles to deliver astronauts to the Artemis launch site for lunar missions to establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. (Source: PR Newswire)
14 Jul 22. Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), a global power leader, has been awarded an $87m contract by the U.S. Army to complete the development of the Advanced Combat Engine (ACE), a modular and scalable diesel engine solution, capable of hybridization, that uses innovative opposed-piston (OP) technology to provide leap-ahead capabilities in power density and heat rejection not available in the current marketplace. The recently awarded Other Transaction Authority (OTA) contract builds upon a competitive multi-year effort from the U.S. Army’s Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) to develop transformational powertrain technology that is power dense, thermally efficient, modular, scalable, and affordable enough to enable the toughest mobility, survivability, and lethality vehicle requirements. Furthermore, the OTA allows for transitioning the new technology into the next generation of vehicle programs ahead of the programs’ launch dates.
14 Jul 22. DCS Corporation announce the award of a 10-year Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Program Support Services (STEPSS) contract. STEPSS is a multiple-award, Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity contract with a $869m shared ceiling to support the United States Army Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) and other Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosive (CBRNE) defense agencies. Under STEPSS, DCS will compete for task orders to provide technical support for research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, acquisition (product development, fielding and support) and chemical and biological demilitarization operations. DCS currently supports DEVCOM CBC in the areas of bioinformatics, decontamination science, and NBC battlefield integration. The STEPSS contract will allow DCS to expand its customer base and footprint.(Source: PR Newswire)
13 Jul 22. GDLS Awarded up to $280m for Trophy Active Protection System Kits for Abrams Tanks. General Dynamics Land Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) announced today that it has been awarded a competitive award worth up to $280,112,700 to procure Trophy Ready Kits as an Active Protection System (APS) for Abrams main battle tanks. General Dynamics Land Systems was awarded a competitive award worth up to $280,112,700 to procure Trophy Ready Kits as an Active Protection System (APS) for Abrams main battle tanks. Trophy rapidly detects, classifies and engages threats such as recoilless rifles, antitank guided missiles, rockets, tank rounds and rocket-propelled grenades. The detection of threats, including their launch location, allows Abrams tank crews to rapidly handle targets. The kits will be added to M1A2 SEPv2 and M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks as needed, continuing their fielding across the Army. Work on the indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is expected to extend into mid-2027. (Source: ASD Network)
13 Jul 22. The U.S. Army Contracting Command – Detroit Arsenal (ACC- DTA) announced that it has awarded Oshkosh Defense, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), an order valued at $130m to upgrade 95 additional Stryker Double-V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicles (ICVVA1) with the 30 mm Medium Caliber Weapon System (MCWS). In June 2021, the U.S. Army selected Oshkosh Defense and partners Pratt Miller Defense and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to integrate the 30 mm MCWS onto the Stryker ICVVA1. The five-year requirements contract (with one option year) includes production and logistics support of the MCWS for up to six Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs). Including today’s order, the U.S. Army has ordered 269 upgraded vehicles valued at $356 M to outfit three SBCTs in addition to 20 vehicles for Product Verification Testing (PVT), Follow-on Operational Testing & Evaluation (FOT&E), and logistics development.
13 Jul 22. Raytheon Co., Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $353,930,171 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to procure additional lower tier air and missile defense sensor radar prototypes. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Tuscon, Arizona; Anaheim Hills, El Segundo and San Diego, California; Fort Walton Beach, Indiatlantic and St. Petersburg, Florida; Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, Indiana; Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fulton, Maryland; Andover, Burlington, Cambridge, Marlborough, Tewksbury, Waltham and Woburn, Massachusetts; Saginaw, Michigan; Nashua and Pelham, New Hampshire; White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; Lawton, Oklahoma; Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Portsmouth, Rhode Island; El Paso and San Antonio, Texas; and Arlington and Sterling, Virginia, with an estimated completion date of May 1, 2025. Fiscal 2021 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $104,805,154 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W9124P-19-9-0001).
14 Jul 22. The United States Army has awarded Ricardo’s Defense business unit, located in Michigan, over 18.9m USD to deliver additional Antilock Brake System/Electronic Stability Control (ABS/ESC) retrofit kits to improve the safety of operation of the US Army’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). In addition to those retrofit kits Ricardo has previously delivered, this contract award will improve safety on fielded vehicles in the US Army’s enduring HMMWV fleet. Additionally, more than 7,000 new production or recapitalized HMMWV vehicles have been delivered to the US Army with Ricardo’s integrated ABS/ESC technology following the Army’s mandate of the Ricardo system on all new production HMMWVs. In 2019, the Army provisioned Ricardo’s ABS/ESC retrofit kit into the national stock system for application of vehicles produced prior to 2019 that are slated to remain in the Army’s enduring fleet through 2040. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
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14 Jul 22. BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) received a $4.4m award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to support the second phase of the multi-year Space-based Machine Automated Recognition Technique (SMART) Program. The SMART program aims to automate the quantitative analysis of space-based imagery to perform broad-area searches for natural and man-made events using time-series imagery. Under the program BlackSky has developed both supervised and semi-supervised machine learning algorithms to automatically recognize heavy construction projects such as military bases, stadiums, campuses, dams, and airports. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
TECHNOLOGY
13 Jul 22. The U.S. Army has awarded BAE Systems a $699m, five-year contract for Defense Supercomputing Resource Center (DSRC) operations, maintenance, and management services, including program-wide services for high performance computer (HPC) users. The company will support the Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP). The program provides the Department of Defense (DoD) supercomputing capabilities, high-speed network communications and computational science expertise that enable DoD scientists and engineers to conduct a wide-range of focused research and development, test and evaluation, and acquisition engineering activities. This partnership puts advanced technology in the hands of U.S. forces more quickly, less expensively, and with greater certainty of success. Today, the program provides a complete advanced computing environment for the DoD that includes unique expertise in software development and system design, powerful high-performance computing systems, and a premier wide-area research network. The program is managed on behalf of the DoD by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
14 Jul 22. General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., Falls Church, Virginia, has been awarded a $908,000,000 ceiling, single award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa information technology and enterprise network services. Work will be performed at various locations in Germany, Italy, Turkey, the United Kingdom and other locations throughout Europe, and is expected to be completed by July 13, 2027, with an optional three-year ordering period ending July 13, 2030, and the ability for performance at the order level through July 13, 2032. This award is the result of a competitive acquisition with six offers received. Fiscal 2022 operations and maintenance funds in the amount of $35,000 will be obligated at the time of award. Air Force Installation Contracting Command, 764th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is the contracting activity (FA564122D0003).
14 Jul 22. Lockheed Martin secured a $58.8m contract to furnish prototypes for the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team program, meant to give soldiers a relevant suite of electronic warfare, cyber and signals intelligence capabilities. The other transaction authority agreement, announced July 13 by the U.S. Army, runs through October 2023. Lockheed will provide prototypes mounted into Stryker combat vehicles ready for operational assessment and issuance to an initial unit. The TLS-BCT is considered a next-generation platform for the Army that brings the service one step closer to satisfying the joint all-domain operations philosophy, a holistic approach to planning and fighting. The system is designed to boost awareness and offer troops more offensive options that can deny or degrade enemy systems. (Source: Defense News)
12 Jul 22. Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY, www.mrcy.com), a leader in trusted, secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, announced it received a $56m contract award from a leading defense prime contractor to facilitate the rapid data processing requirements for a defense radar application. The award was received in the Company’s fiscal 2022 fourth quarter and is expected to be delivered over the next several quarters. Advanced radar systems, equipped with the processing power of Mercury’s rugged servers, sort and analyze immense amounts of sensor data at the edge to enable rapid and reliable situational awareness and early warning for defense platforms, weapons systems and their crews. Mercury’s rugged servers provide data center level performance to solve compute-intensive processing challenges while maintaining system-wide integrity and protecting critical data for loss or compromise. Featuring trusted, secure, US designed and manufactured motherboards with the latest commercial server-class compute power, Mercury servers are the processing technology choice for sensitive mission critical applications.
REST OF THE WORLD
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12 Jul 22. BAE Systems Land & Armaments L.P., York, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $40,573,195 firm-fixed-price contract for M88 recovery vehicles. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work will be performed in York, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of April 30, 2024. Fiscal 2020 Foreign Military Sales (Taiwan) funds in the amount of $40,573,195 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Detroit Arsenal, Michigan, is the contracting activity (W56HZV-22-C-0049).
13 Jul 22. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has secured a contract to deliver advanced respiratory protective equipment for the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The A$8.6m ($5.8m) Defence Innovation Hub contract will see the national science agency further develop and commercialise its respirator technology. According to a government statement, the technology will use organic material instead of carbon-based absorbent material to offer a respirator canister that can provide protection against a range of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) agents. The canister will be developed to ensure that military personnel remain protected for longer periods during missions against contaminants. Additionally, the device will reduce exposure to an array of toxic industrial chemicals. CSIRO will work with Monash University as well as domestic entities, including Melbourne-based Boron Molecular and Brisbane. (Source: army-technology.com)
11 Jul 22. Brazil proceeds with Cascavel 6×6 upgrade, awards contract. The Brazilian Army had signed a contract with Consórcio Força Terrestre, a consortium formed by local companies, for the modernisation of nine ENGESA EE-9 Cascavel M VII 6×6 armoured reconnaissance vehicles. The deal was inked on 7 July and is valued at BRL74.6 m (USD14.2 m), Director of the Manufacturing Directorate General Tales Eduardo Areco Villela told Janes . Consortium members, Akaer Engenharia, Opto Tecnologia Optrônica, and Universal – Importação, Exportação e Comércio – are tasked with developing two prototypes and seven pilot batch vehicles, he added. The consortium plans to start work on the first prototype in the third quarter of 2022 with plans to deliver it to the service in the third quarter of 2023, a spokesperson for Akaer Engenharia told Janes.
11 Jul 22. Rheinmetall has scored further contract successes in the field of 40mm ammunition. The South African subsidiary Rheinmetall Denel Munition has been awarded contracts for the supply of 40mm ammunition by two customers in Asia. In one case, this is a new customer who has ordered 400,000 40mm low-velocity grenades. These are to be delivered by December 2022. In the other case, an existing customer ordered 100,000 rounds of medium velocity grenades. These are to be delivered between December 2022 and February 2023. In total, the order is worth about 25m euros. Rheinmetall Denel Munition offers a comprehensive range of high-quality 40mm ammunition, including. 40x46mm Low Velocity (LV), 40x53mm High Velocity (HV) and 40x51mm Medium Velocity (MV). The 40mm MV ammunition has a range of up to 800 metres – 200 metres more than comparable products on the market. The 40mm LV ammunition has a range of up to 400 metres. Both types of ammunition use a High Explosive Dual Purpose projectile. This combines fragmentation and shaped charge, which has a high penetrating power. It can be used against bunkers and armoured targets and can penetrate 50mm rolled homogenous armour (RHA). The ammunition is manufactured in accordance with international standards and is suitable for use with suitably qualified grenade launchers of the latest generation.
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13 Jul 22. Shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has inked a deal with the British government to give an ex-Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessel a new lease of life — with the Lithuanian Navy. The £55m (US$65m) deal will see the company reenter the defense sector for the first time in decades. However, the shipbuilder is not carrying out the work at its Belfast yard, famous for building the ill-fated Titanic cruise liner. Instead, it will perform the work at its Appledore yard in southwest England. Harland & Wolff purchased the Appledore location in 2020, which Babcock International had closed after completing an order for offshore patrol vessels for the Irish Naval Service. The company has also acquired two maritime fabrication sites in Scotland. (Source: Defense News)
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13 Jul 22. Area-I LLC, Marietta, Georgia, was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H92238-22-D-0002) with a maximum ceiling value of $30,505,000. The contract will be a mixture of firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost only for the procurement of an unmanned aircraft system, the Agile-Launch Tactically-Integrated Unmanned System (ALTIUS), including mission system payloads, training, logistics support, engineering services, test and test support services, and other sustainment and development services in support of U.S. Special Operations Command, Aviation Integration Directorate Contracting Office. Most of the work will be performed in Marietta, Georgia, and is expected to be completed by July 2027. This contract was awarded through the Small Business Innovation Research Phase III regulations. U.S. Special Operations Command headquarters, Tampa, Florida, is the contracting activity.
12 Jul 22. Canada-based CMC Electronics has secured a contract from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to provide the KA-1 trainer aircraft fleet with modern avionics. The KA-1 fleet of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) is used in advanced mission training and light attack missions. Through the contract, KAI plans to provide the KA-1 fleet with cockpit upgrades. For the modernisation project, CMC has proposed its PU-3000-built mission computer-based cockpit. The PU-3000 is a certified multicore mission computer capable of hosting various avionics applications, thus decreasing equipment count and costs. (Source: airforce-technology.com)
13 Jul 22. MDA Ltd. (TSX: MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it has been awarded a contract from York Space Systems. The contract will see MDA design and build Ka-Band steerable antennas for satellites to be produced by York Space Systems. MDA technology has been integrated into more than 350 satellite missions to date, with more than 2,000 antenna subsystems and 3,000 electronic subsystems on approximately 850 satellites currently in orbit. The antennas for York Space will be built, assembled and tested at MDA’s state-of-the-art high volume satellite production facility in Montreal. (Source: PR Newswire)
08 Jul 22. The Government of Australia has requested to buy up to fifteen (15) AGM-88E2 Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) Guidance Sections; up to fifteen (15) AARGM Control Sections; up to fifteen (15) High Speed Anti Radiation Missiles (HARM) Rocket Motors; up to fifteen (15) HARM Warheads; and up to fifteen (15) HARM Control Sections. Also included are AGM-88E2 AARGM All Up Round (AUR) tactical missiles; AGM-88E2 AARGM Captive Air Training Missile (CATM); HARM G-Code AUR; HARM G-Code CATM; M-Code GPS receivers; containers; support and test equipment; EA-18G Growler test support; spare and repair parts; software (Classified and Unclassified); U.S. Government and contractor engineering support; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total value is $94 m. The principal contractors will be Northrop Grumman Information Systems (NGIS), Ridgecrest, CA. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. (Source: glstrade.com)