The State Department has approved a potential $7.3 billion foreign military sales request of Poland for equipment and services to help modify and upgrade the European country’s existing F-16 aircraft to the new Viper configuration. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday Lockheed Martin will be the principal contractor in the pr...
Thales has agreed to buy a Boeing subsidiary that manufactures surveillance equipment for the U.S. military for an undisclosed sum, Reuters reported Sunday. In a statement, Boeing said the defense and security arm of French defense electronics firm Thales will acquire Digital Receiver Technology. The Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing is looki...
The State Department has cleared a potential foreign military sale to Japan of Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2B Tactical Missiles and related equipment with an estimated value of $360 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday Japan asked to purchase up to 212 units of RAM Block 2B RIM-116E tactical missiles. The possible dea...
The U.S. Department of State has approved the potential sale of portable radio equipment and related gear worth an estimated $1.42 billion to the Netherlands. The global communications business unit of L3Harris Technologies will be the principal contractor of the foreign military sale, which also includes products and services of TrellisWare Technol...
A Department of Defense report has found that defense spending in fiscal year 2023 in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., including DOD contract obligations, payroll spending and grant awards, totaled $609.2 billion, reflecting a $50.5 billion increase from the previous fiscal year and accounting for 2.2 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product. D...
Chris Owen has been elevated to the role of vice president of defense application development and networking at Peraton, the executive announced on LinkedIn Saturday. Prior to his promotion, Owen was Peraton’s senior director for the U.S. Air Force and Army. Owen was with Perspecta when it was acquired by Veritas Capital and the...
The State Department has cleared a potential $1.2 billion foreign military sales request from the United Arab Emirates for Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems, Army Tactical Missile Systems, related equipment and support services. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will serve as the prime contractor in ...
The Department of Defense has awarded defense technology company Anduril Industries a $250 million contract to strengthen air defense capabilities across all military services. Anduril said Tuesday the contract covers the delivery of more than 500 Roadrunner-Ms and additional Pulsar electronic warfare capabilities to enhance the nationR...
The State Department has approved Italy’s foreign military sale request to purchase the Electronic Attack Mission System and related equipment valued at an estimated $680 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday Italy asked to acquire the Electronic Attack-37B mission system and non-major defense equipment, including n...
The Potomac Officers Club will kick off next year with the 2025 Defense R&D Summit on Jan. 23. This 11th iteration of the esteemed event will once again gather public and private sector technology experts for an exploration of defense priorities, advanced technologies and the intersection of innovation and national security. At the summit, ...
