The State Department has approved the United Arab Emirates’ two foreign military sales requests totaling $1.45 billion to procure CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters and F-16 fighter aircraft sustainment support. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday it has notified Congress of the proposed FMS agreements. CH-47F Block II Chinook...
The State Department has approved Saudi Arabia’s $3.5 billion foreign military sale request for AIM-120C-8 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday RTX will be the principal contractor for the proposed sale. Proposed FMS Details The proposed deal covers the procurement of 1,000 units o...
The Department of State has approved the Polish government’s request to purchase AIM-120D Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles for $1.33 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday that RTX will serve as the principal contractor of the proposed foreign military sale. Details of Poland’s $1.33B FMS According t...
The State Department has approved a $2.19 billion foreign military sale request by the Netherlands for Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday RTX will be the principal contractor for the proposed project. Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles FMS Request Details Under the proposed d...
Xcelerate Solutions has appointed Donald Ross as executive vice president of growth for Homeland Security and State Department. The defense and national security company said Tuesday Ross will leverage his three decades of experience in the transportation and security sectors to fulfill his new responsibilities of driving the expansion of Xcelarate&...
The State Department has approved an $825 million foreign military sale request from Morocco for the purchase of FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday RTX and Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractors for the project. Under the proposed deal, Morocco ...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the secretary of defense to submit within 60 days a plan to reform the Department of Defense’s acquisition process as part of efforts to drive innovation in the defense industrial base and strengthen the country’s military edge. Acquisition Reform Plan In a fact sheet publish...
The State Department has approved Australia’s foreign military sales request worth about $1.04 billion for AIM-120C and AIM-120D advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, or AMRAAM, and related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday RTX will be the principal contractor in the proposed FMS deal, ...
JF Taylor has acquired Bugeye Technologies to enhance its capability to provide a comprehensive suite of training and mission support systems for the Department of Defense and its international partners. Expanding Defense Tech Portfolio Maryland-based JF Taylor said Monday it will integrate its expertise in highly complex military platforms with Bug...
Patrick Markus shared on LinkedIn two weeks ago that he has been appointed vice president and general manager of the defense and government systems division at Hughes, an EchoStar subsidiary. The executive oversees the profit and loss division, driving the adoption of the company’s commercial communication technologies, inc...
