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28 Oct 22. UK Armed Forces to benefit from £45m contract for life-saving explosive devices protection system. Soldiers, vehicles and UK military bases to receive innovative digital protection against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) through a £45m contract. Soldiers, vehicles and UK military bases around the world will receive innovative digital protection against remote and radio controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) through a £45m contract with British industry. Under the contract awarded to Team Protect, the work – called Project CRENIC – sees UK military experts collaborate with small and medium businesses during the next five years. Team Protect compromises of PA Consulting, Leonardo, Leidos Innovations UK, and Marshall Land Systems. This contract will sustain more than 50 jobs around the country, including in the North-West, East and South-West of England. The project aims to support and create further jobs through contracts with small and medium enterprises. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
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27 Oct 22. Serco, the international provider of services to Governments, has been awarded a 12 month contract extension to continue to support the C-130J Hercules based at RAF Brize Norton. Serco’s team of Propulsion, Airframe and Electrical Technicians repair the AE2100 engine for the C130J Hercules, as well as its attached components such as fuel pumps, oil pumps, engine control units, and the engine nacelles. Additionally, our logistics specialists support the operation of the Hercules aircraft and the repair of the AE2100 engine for Rolls-Royce. Our team handles all AE2100 engines or spare parts for the UK’s Hercules fleet on base or liaise with engine maker Rolls Royce for repair in North America. Last year, Serco Propulsion Technicians performed 34 Quick Engine Change Assemblies and repaired seven AE2100 engines for the C130J Hercules, whilst Serco logistics specialists processed c.6,000 spares for the AE2100 engine.
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21 Oct 22. OCCAR renews contract with ESG for COBRA support. The Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) has signed an agreement with Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) in relation to the Counter Battery Radar (COBRA) programme. Announced by OCCAR on 17 October, ESG has been awarded a three-year in-service support (ISS) contract for the COBRA programme. The ISS follows an earlier ISS agreement signed in 2013 between OCCAR and ESG, which will expire in December 2022. As part of the latest ISS contract, ESG will continue to support the core engineering services required for the operation of COBRA, which includes obsolescence, configuration, and technical events management, as well as technical assistance, quality assurance, and safety, OCCAR detailed. In addition to the core ISS requirements, the two participating countries – France and Germany – have also requested for an occupational hazard and IT-security assessment, as well as safety environmental impact analysis and annual logistic documentation updates, OCCAR stated. An OCCAR spokesperson was unable to provide further details regarding the contract. (Source: Janes)
18 Oct 22. Hanwha has signed a framework contract to supply 288 K239 Chunmoo MLRS (Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems) to Poland. Hanwha Defense and Poland entered into a Framework Contract on October 19 for the delivery of 288 K239 Chunmoo Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems (MRLS). The contract was signed by Son Jaeil, President and CEO of Hanwha Defense, and Polish Deputy Prime Minister M. Błaszczak in Warsaw. Among the attendees were Yoo Dong-joon, Deputy Minister of Defense for Force and Resource Management of the Ministry of National Defense; and Sung Il, Deputy Minister of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration. (Source: www.joint-forces.com)
25 Oct 22. Saab has been awarded a contract to deliver missiles for the Lithuanian Land Forces’ RSB 70 short-range air defence (SHORAD) system. The contract has been awarded by the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence’s (MND) procurement unit Defence Materiel Agency. The four-year contract will allow the agency to place orders for the RSB 70 system’s missiles until 2026. Under this deal, the Defence Materiel Agency has already placed the first order to procure missiles for the Lithuanian RSB 70 system. This initial order has an estimated value of $31.18m (Skr350m) and the missiles will be delivered between 2023 and 2024. (Source: army-technology.com)
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21 Oct 22. Exail wins DGA Contract For New Drix USV Experimentation. As part of the future hydrographic and oceanographic capability (CHOF) program for the French Navy, the DGA awarded a contract to iXblue (now Exail) for a new experimentation of the DriX – hydrographic Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) – on September 26, 2022. As a true maritime drone, the DriX will extend the capabilities of underwater inspection and mapping. This new experiment aims to validate the drone’s performance observed during previous trials carried out in the Iroise Sea in late 2020. The planning of complex missions, as well as the quality of hydrographic surveys and data processing are among the functionalities expected of this latest generation drone. This six-month contract, worth €0.5m including tax, is also an opportunity for the DGA to further study an optimized means of launching and recovering the drone, in order to have a complete solution adapted to the needs for its implementation. This study is being followed by the DGA Project Engineering and DGA Naval Engineering expertise and test centers. The experiment is scheduled to take place on the hydrographic and oceanographic vessel ‘Beautemps-Beaupré’ in February 2023 in the Mediterranean Sea, in collaboration with the French Navy’s hydrographic and oceanographic service. The experiments with surface, underwater and aerial drones carried out during the preparation phase of the CHOF program are intended to identify the most appropriate and efficient means of surveying to meet hydrographic survey needs. The previous DriX experiment in October 2020 allowed bathymetric surveys to be carried out at different depths, reaching nearly 200 m in the Ushant Trough. The aim was to evaluate its added value compared with the systems currently in service (launches and hydrographic vessels), and to understand its potential use for the CHOF program. In particular, the deployment of two USVs in collaborative mode was tested. (Source: ASD Network)
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27 Oct 22. Chemring Australia Pty Ltd., Lara, Victoria, Australia, is awarded a $30,601,989 modification (P00004) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001921C0081). This modification exercises an option for the manufacture and production of MJU-68/B Flare Infrared Countermeasures in support of the Joint Strike Fighter program (8,655 for the Navy; 792 for the Air Force; 1,392 for the government of Norway; 1,200 for the government of Australia; 528 for the government of Italy; 312 for the government of Japan; 312 for the government of the Netherlands; and 120 for the government of Denmark). Work will be performed in Lara, Victoria, Australia (47%); San Diego, California (28%); Toone, Tennessee (24%); and Braeside, Victoria, Australia (1%), and is expected to be completed in September 2023. Fiscal 2023 procurement of ammunition (Navy and Marine Corps) in the amount of $19,897,845; fiscal 2021 aircraft procurement (Air Force) in the amount of $1,820,808; and Foreign Military Sales customer funds in the amount of $8,883,336 will be obligated at time of award, of which $1,820,808 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
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25 Oct 22. Pacific Defense, a leading open systems integrator delivering products and solutions based on Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), announced that it has signed a contract with the U.S. Marines to deliver multiple SX-3000 systems in support of The MAGTF Electronic Warfare Ground Family of Systems (MEGFoS) static site system evaluation effort. MEGFoS is an electronic warfare system that serves to counter improvised explosive devices and unmanned aerial surveillance threats while also providing limited counter communications capabilities. This family of systems, which includes fixed sites, and mounted and dismounted variants, is in development. Through the use of the electro-magnetic spectrum, MEGFoS will have the ability to locate and identify adversary forces while simultaneously providing friendly forces feedback on their signature management operations. MEGFoS will enable the Marine Corps to maneuver, fight, and sustain itself through the exploitation of the electromagnetic spectrum.The SX-3000 systems are aligned with The Open Group Sensor Open Systems Architecture™ (SOSA) Technical Standard and conformant with C5ISR Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS), the same standards employed by the US DoD on several Programs of Record. “Pacific Defense is at the forefront of advanced multi-platform, multi-INT mission solutions fully aligned with the SOSA™ Technical Standard in support of the US DoD MOSA Mandate memo,” said Dr. Niraj Srivastava, VP at Pacific Defense. The SOSA Technical Standard uses modular designs and widely supported, consensus-based, non-proprietary standards for key interfaces to accelerate the development of affordable, agile, and composable sensors including system of systems interoperability and mission integration. This award is the culmination of a multi-year effort at Pacific Defense to mature CMOSS and SOSA mission solutions for US DoD customers and prime contractors. Pacific Defense SOSA-aligned systems enable use of common technologies across many platforms, enabling significant reuse and rapid adaptation to a range of customers and mission needs in all domains. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
27 Oct 22. Social Mobile has secured a contract to develop a next-generation 5G mobile solution for the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The contract has been awarded as part of the Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant from the US Department of Air Force’s (DAF) innovation arm AFWERX. As part of this contract, the company will work in close coordination with the US DAF to design, develop and deliver purpose-built handheld and chest mountable devices for the warfighters. It will be used to support a wide range of military operations. The device will use the Android Enterprise ecosystem and will be built according to military-grade standards and specifications. Once developed, the new 5G mobile solution will focus on exploring and investigating its capacity to bridge the existing capability gap in the US AFSOC. (Source: airforce-technology.com)
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25 Oct 22. Curtiss-Wright’s Defense Solutions division, a trusted leading supplier of rugged, secure data storage solutions, announced today that its Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)-based Data Transport System 1 (DTS1) Network Attached Storage (NAS) device has been selected by a leading U.S. system integrator for use on a Small-Class Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) deployment. Under the contract, Curtiss-Wright will supply the customer with its DTS1 data storage and Removable Memory Cartridge (RMC) technologies. Ideal for use in size, weight and power (SWaP) constrained platforms that must perform in harsh military environments, the rugged DTS1 is a compact unit that provides two layers of NSA-approved Commercial Solutions for Classified (CSfC) encryption in a single device to protect critical data. The use of data encryption solutions approved for placement on the CSfC Components List enables system developers to significantly speed their application development and deployment. For self-powered platforms such as UUVs, reducing the weight of electronics subsystems helps extend the duration and distance that missions can support. The contract, which began this year, is scheduled to run through 2030. The lifetime value of the award is estimated in excess of $10m.
25 Oct 22. General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, is awarded a $122,781,126 cost-plus fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2120 for lead yard support and development studies and design efforts related to Virginia-class submarines. This contract modification includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the modification to $164,071,626. Work will be performed in the continental U.S. and is expected to be completed by August 2025. Fiscal 2022 research, development, test, and evaluation funding in the amount of $10,000,000 will be obligated at time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The statutory authority for this sole source award is in accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) — only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
27 Oct 22. Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, is awarded a $2,414,000,000 detail, design, and construction modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2437 in support of one Amphibious Assault Ship (General Purpose) Replacement (LHA(R)) Flight 1 Ship (LHA 9). Work will be performed in Pascagoula, Mississippi (72%); Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2%); Baltimore, Maryland (2%); Beloit, Wisconsin (2%); Brunswick, Georgia (2%); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1%); Cincinnati, Ohio (1%); Kingsford, Michigan (1%); Hueytown, Alabama (1%); York, Pennsylvania (1%); Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania (1%); and others individually less than 1% each (14%). Work is expected to be completed by September 2029. Fiscal 2021 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy) funds in the amount of $93,000,001 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract includes options, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $3,190,605,290. If all options are exercised, work will continue through March 2031. This sole source contract modification was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 3204(c)(1), as implemented by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1 – only one responsible source. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
21 Oct 22. Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., doing business as, Launch Vehicles Division, Chandler, Arizona, is awarded a $79,278,808 modification (P00011) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001921C0005). This modification exercises an option to procure 28 GQM-163A Coyote supersonic sea-skimming targets and associated technical and administrative data in support of full rate production Lot 16 deliveries for the Navy. Work will be performed in Camden, Arkansas (43%); Chandler, Arizona (35%); Vergennes, Vermont (8%); Cincinnati, Ohio (4%); Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (4%); Lancaster, Pennsylvania (4%); and various locations within the continental U.S. (2%), and is expected to be completed in March 2026. Fiscal 2023 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $50,964,948; and fiscal 2022 weapons procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $28,313,860 will be obligated at the time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.
26 Oct 22. RAM-System GmbH (RAMSYS), Ottobrunn, Germany, is awarded a €277,836,839 and $206,568,496 firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2023 procurements for Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Block 2B Guided Missile Round Pack (GMRP) and spare replacement components for RAM Block 2 recertification. This contract is a 100% purchase for the German navy under a cooperative memorandum of understanding (MOU). Work will be performed in Tucson, Arizona (40%); Ueberlingen, Germany (30%); Ulm, Germany (11%); Schrobenhausen, Germany (7%); Ottobrunn, Germany (7%); and Roethenbach, Germany (5%), and is expected to be completed by March 2029. German MOU funds in the amount of €277,836,839 and $206,568,496 will be obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured in accordance with 10 U.S. Code 2304(c)(4) — international agreement. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-23-C-5403).
25 Oct 22. Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced that it has been awarded a $48.7m firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide Maritime Forward Looking Infrared (MARFLIR) II sensors as well as multiple variants of its SeaFLIR® 280-HD surveillance systems for use by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The Teledyne FLIR SeaFLIR 280-HD is a high-performance Electro-Optical/Infrared (EO/IR) imaging system with advanced features essential for long-range detection, identification, tracking, and threat assessment. The procured systems will be incorporated into new Coast Guard Cutters and used as sensor upgrades for existing Cutters with legacy technology. The USCG relies heavily on these surveillance systems when conducting a wide range of missions, including port and waterway security, drug interdiction, search and rescue, and enforcing domestic and international fisheries laws. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, is the government contracting and support activity for the program. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
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27 Oct 22. Collins Aerospace has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to develop a modern Common VLF Receiver Increment 2 (CVRi2) for the future Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC). This 30-month, $42m Period of Performance (POP) contract for initial development will help modernize U.S. Air Force Nuclear Command, Control and Communications (NC3) capability. The new product line features the CVRi2, which is a pre-, trans- and post-attack, survivable, beyond-line-of-sight communication system that will be used to disseminate command and control orders and provide presidential direction to nuclear forces. As a key component of the SAOC Weapon System, CVRi2 is Open Mission System (OMS) and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) compliant, while incorporating modern OpenVPX architecture ruggedized specifically for SAOC’s nuclear hardened environment. The CVRi2’s open architecture will enable the U.S. Air Force to own the technical baseline and support decades of future growth. CVRi2 is also architected to support other airborne and ground platforms that are part of the NC3 capability. CVRi2 also provides a launch program to transition technologies developed on the Software Programmable OMS Compliant (SPOC) program to a fielded system. SPOC’s OMS infrastructure backbone is combined with VLF Radio Frequency subassemblies to create the core Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) within the CVRi2 system. (Source: ASD Network)
21 Oct 22. Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, has been awarded a contract to increase the capacity for America’s hypersonic flight testing. The program, known as Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB), was awarded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense. MACH-TB supports hypersonic programs by creating opportunities to test technologies with robust, agile and modular approaches. It will demonstrate ways to affordably prototype a test bed that leverages multiple, commercially-available launch vehicles for hypersonic payloads. The data collected will provide insight to the DoD on technology improvement and capability validation. This will enable more robust and successful developments of hypersonic weapon systems. Additionally, MACH-TB will provide a modular Experimental Glide Body (EGB) to create opportunities for technologies to be tested in relevant hypersonic environments to inform acquisition decisions for weapon systems. This hypersonics flight test bed will bring to fruition a centralized hypersonic testing capability that can be leveraged by Navy Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS), Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Air Force hypersonics programs, DoD research programs, small businesses, industry and academia stakeholders. This program was initiated by the Navy’s CPS Program and will be managed by OSD’s Test Resources Management Center (TRMC) and executed by NSWC Crane. Dynetics will work with the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) and a team of over 20 partners across industry, small businesses, national laboratories and academia to develop and execute the program. Planned partners include Peraton, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Stratolaunch, JRC Integrated Systems, NineTwelve Institute, Corvid, SpinLaunch, Varda, Kitty Hawk Technologies, Systima Division of Karman Space and Defense, Sandia National Laboratories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, X-Bow Systems, RLNS and other hypersonic experts. (Source: ASD Network)
26 Oct 22. Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) (TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that Sparton De Leon Springs LLC, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America LLC, together with two other companies, were awarded an estimated aggregate joint ceiling of $5.1bn for firm-fixed-price modifications to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to supply sonobuoy capabilities to the U.S. Navy. According to the U.S Department of Defense, no funds were obligated at the time of award. The companies have an opportunity to compete for individual orders and funds will be obligated on individual orders as they are issued. It is clarified that the aforementioned ID/IQ is a frame agreement with a joint potential maximum ceiling for all three qualified companies. There is no certainty as to the value or timing of orders to be issued under the ID/IQ or any allocation between the companies. (Source: PR Newswire)
25 Oct 22. Raytheon Co., Andover, Massachusetts, was awarded a $122,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor pre-planned product improvement Increment III effort. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal, Alabama; Tucson, Arizona; Anaheim Hills, El Segundo and San Diego, California; Fort Walton Beach, Indialantic and St. Petersburg, Florida; Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, Indiana; Andover, Burlington, Cambridge, Marlborough, Tewksbury, Waltham and Woburn, Massachusetts; Aberdeen Proving Ground and Fulton, Maryland; 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 Oct. 31, 2025. Fiscal 2023 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in the amount of $122,000,000 were obligated at the time of the award. U.S. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity (W9124P-19-9-0001).
22 Oct 22. Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a provider of sUAS products for militaries globally, announced that its subsidiary Teal Drones has been awarded a $1,046,806 contract from U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide Teal’s high-performance Golden Eagle drones to U.S. Border Patrol. The award is part of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and five drone companies, announced in December 2021, which has a total estimated value of $90 m over a five-year period. All drones covered by the BPA are on the exclusive “Blue UAS” list of drones approved for purchase by the Department of Defense. The drones will provide supplemental airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and tracking capability to enhance situational awareness for field commanders and agents in areas that lack nearby traditional surveillance systems or available manned air support. (Source: UAS VISION)
14 Oct 22. Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has been selected by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to supply solar panels that will power NASA’s shoe-box-sized mobile robots as part of the Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Explorers (CADRE) program. The solar panels will use Rocket Lab’s inverted metamorphic multi-junction (IMM) solar cells that are more efficient and lighter weight than standard multi-junction space solar cells and provide the exact capabilities needed for the program. The IMM cells were developed by SolAero Technologies Inc., a leading space solar power company acquired by Rocket Lab in January 2022. IMM solar cells are a superior type of space-grade solar cell, providing best-in-class efficiency with 40% lower mass than typical space-grade solar cells. IMM is also powering General Atomics’ GAzelle spacecraft, which Rocket Lab launched as part of its 31st Electron mission earlier this month. (Source: Satnews)
21 Oct 22. Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at up to $22m by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to provide UAS operational support to the USS Miguel Keith, designated ESB-5. The contract begins in FY23 and has a total potential performance period of five years. This award builds on the four-year extension of USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB-4) earlier this year and joins two DDG-class ships, bringing the total number of U.S. Navy ships supported by the Aerosonde® UAS system to four. Under this contract, Textron Systems will deploy its Aerosonde UAS to provide extended range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services with enhanced mission payloads aboard the ESB-5. The company’s Field Service Representatives (FSR) will work alongside the sailors onboard to provide support for a variety of maritime missions. (Source: ASD Network)
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21 Oct 22. DEFCON AI, a modeling, simulation, and analysis (MS&A) company centered on logistics and mobility, today announced that it was awarded a Department of the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract through AFWERX/Agility Prime to support the continued development of its operational-level logistics training software. The award, formally received through DEFCON AI’s incubator, Red Cell Partners, advances DEFCON AI’s near-term capabilities which are being developed for deployment to the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC), a US Air Force major command and component of US Transportation Command. DEFCON AI is building a training and rehearsal software platform containing a modeling and simulation environment that leverages cutting-edge technology to create a digital replica of AMC’s operational logistics network to support training and mission planning in the event of a disruption. The platform is being built to aid in managing complex supply chains and mobility network disruptions caused by natural disasters or manipulation by capable adversaries.
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25 Oct 22. BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) was awarded a one-year $10m contract to provide on-demand, real-time high-resolution imagery services to an international ministry of defense customer in Asia. BlackSky’s quickly expanding international customer base is experiencing a new age of actionable intelligence for international governments, commercial customers, and non-governmental organizations. (Source: BUSINESS WIRE)
25 Oct 22. DroneShield receives counter-drone contract. The ASX-listed company has been tapped to deliver its counter-drone products to one of Australia’s regional partners. DroneShield has announced its receipt of a $900,000 contract to deliver portable counter-drone systems to an undisclosed government agency in Asia, reportedly “allied with the West”. This is expected to include provision of the DroneGun MKIII — a compact, lightweight UAS countermeasure solution, designed for one hand operation. The system leverages a compact pistol shaped design with a control panel user interface, allowing operators to select and engage radio frequency (RF) disruption frequency modes. (Source: Defence Connect)
26 Oct 22. Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) was awarded a contract valued at approximately $65m to supply a modernization solution to a Latin American Army. The contract will be executed over a period of two and a half years. Under the contract, Elbit Systems will supply the first fully networked mechanized brigade solution to a Latin American Army, as part of its planned army-wide modernization program. The digitally networked mechanized brigade solution will comprise of Shaldot’s 4X4 and Paramount’s 6X6 armored vehicles equipped with an E-LynXTM Software Defined Radio mobile network solution, a battle management suite of applications as well as MAGNI mini-Vertical Take-Off and Landing Unmanned Aerial Systems.
21 Oct 22. The Canadian Department of National Defence has awarded a contract worth over $2.68bn (C$3.7bn) to Logistik Unicorp to equip the military with operational clothing and footwear. Under the 20-year Operational Clothing and Footwear Consolidated Contract (OCFC2), the company will deliver nearly 1,222 items to be worn by the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) during domestic and overseas operations. The supplies will comprise combat uniforms using Canadian Disruptive Pattern (CADPAT) camouflage, badges, insignias, sleeping bags, day packs, combat boots, arid/hot weather boots, mukluks, and winter gear. The operational gear will be supplied to as many as 160,000 personnel, including regular and reserve force members, rangers, search and rescue technicians, firefighters, and cadets. (Source: army-technology.com)
21 Oct 22. Japan – Standard Missile 6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) Missiles. The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Japan of Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $450m. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.The Government of Japan has requested to buy up to thirty-two (32) Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) Block I missiles (in two tranches of 16). Also included are MK 21 Vertical Launch System (VLS) canisters; obsolescence engineering, integration and test activity; canister handling equipment, spares, training and training equipment/aids; technical publications/data; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistical support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support. The estimated total program cost is $450m. This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a major ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in the Asia-Pacific region. The proposed sale will improve Japan’s Air Defense and Ballistic Missile Defense capabilities against potential adversaries in the region. It will also provide the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance with the latest and most advanced capabilities, reducing Japan’s reliance on U.S. Forces for the defense of Japan and further improving U.S.-Japan military interoperability. Japan will have no difficulty absorbing these missiles into its armed forces. The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the basic military balance in the region. The principal contractor will be Raytheon Missiles and Defense (RMD), Tucson, AZ. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale. (Source: ASD Network)
24 Oct 22. The Commonwealth government has contracted Varley Rafael Australia (VRA) — a joint venture between the Varley Group and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems — to deliver a tranche of Spike LR2 missile to the Australian Army. This involves integration and acceptance testing for Army’s new Boxer combat reconnaissance vehicles (CRVs) and the future fleet of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) as part of LAND 400 Phases 2 and 3. VRA has also been tasked with the provision of Spike LR2 mechanical and outdoor training rounds and delivery of user training and may also support the technical certification of the Spike LR2 missile. VRA’s offering reportedly includes manufacturing of inert components and integration, rocket propulsion and warhead systems, hot integration, and associated storage requirements. (Source: Defence Connect)
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27 Oct 22. Australia has awarded a $45m contract extension to BAE Systems for the provision of in-service periscope support for the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) six Collins Class submarines. The three-year extension involves the continuation of maintenance and logistics services, engineering and supply support and program management of 16 periscope systems at BAE Systems’ Mawson Lakes facility in South Australia and HMAS Stirling in Western Australia. The contract is expected to include overhauling each submarine’s attack and search periscope, with the work undertaken every seven years to ensure materiel readiness and structural integrity. This latest contract builds on BAE Systems’ work manufacturing, sustaining, and upgrading the periscope systems for the Collins fleet since the submarines entered service with the RAN. BAE Systems leveraged local capability during the build phase — using optics, electronics, cables, and mechanical parts, in collaboration with an initial supply chain. (Source: Defence Connect)
26 Oct 22. Terma has secured new contracts in Indonesia and will provide C-Guard Decoy Launching Systems to the Indonesian Navy for one Multi-Role Light Frigate (MRLF) and two additional KCR-60 Fast Attack Crafts. The latter follows the 2019 contract for the delivery of a complete C-Series Combat Suite (including C-Flex, SCANTER and C-Fire) for the new KCR-60 vessels being built by PT PAL. Terma is proud supplier of C-Guard systems across Asia-Pacific on a big variety of vessels from Offshore Patrol Vessels to Frigates in countries such as Australia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, and Indonesia. The C-Guard footprint is now enhanced even more in Indonesia with the supply of C-Guard launchers for additional KCR-60 vessels and for one of Indonesian Navy’s Multi-Role Light Frigates (MRLF).
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26 Oct 22. Boeing has been selected to sustain New Zealand’s new fleet of maritime surveillance platforms. Boeing has been tasked with sustaining the New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) P-8A Poseidon aircraft as part of a new contract signed between Boeing Defence Australia’s vice president and managing director Scott Carpendale and the New Zealand Chief of Defence Force, Air Marshal Kevin Short. The initial contract — which commenced this month and is set to run to September 2028 — involves the provision of engineering and supply chain services for an initial six-year period. The head agreement includes options to deliver services throughout the life of the fleet via rolling three-year extensions, subject to performance. In lieu of the new contract, Boeing has established a new business entity, Boeing New Zealand Limited. (Source: Defence Connect)
27 Oct 22. Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT and TASE: ESLT) (“Elbit Systems”) announced today that it was awarded a contract valued at approximately $215m to provide an aerial intelligence solution to an Asia-Pacific country. The contract will be delivered over a period of two years.
27 Oct 22. Leonardo has won a $70m contract to replace and upgrade the radio capability on Australia’s C-27J Spartan fleet. Australia currently has 10 Spartans operated by No. 35 Squadron from RAAF Base Amberley, which now focuses on peacetime operations such as search and rescue and aeromedical operations. Leonardo, the original manufacturer of the Spartan, was selected as the prime contractor, and the “Commonwealth Avionics Upgrade” will begin in September 2023 at Amberley. The work is due to be completed in 2026. It comes after the aircraft last month joined a KA350 King Air in patrolling the South West Pacific to conduct surveillance missions to stop illegal fishing. The aircraft were helping the island countries of Vanuatu and Kiribati as part of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency’s (FFA) Operation Island Chief. (Source: Defence Connect)