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The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a firm-fixed-price contract worth $987 million for F-16 fighter jet support to the Taiwanese military. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is a foreign military sales agreement, but work will be performed at the company’s facilities in Reston, Virginia, until May 2034, the Department of De...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $450.5 million foreign military sales, or FMS, contract to provide command and control capabilities to Japan’s F-15 jet fighters. The Department of Defense said Tuesday that under the sole source award, Boeing will deliver radars, self-protection toolkits and mission computers to the Japan Air Self-Defense F...

Boeing has been awarded a Lot 11 contract worth $2.38 billion to deliver 15 more KC-46A Pegasus tankers to the U.S. Air Force. The global aerospace and defense company said Thursday the new deal brings the total number of KC-46A multi-mission aerial refuelers contracted globally to 168 units. This provides the joint force and U.S. allies...

The State Department has approved the Czech Republic’s request to purchase satellite communication systems and related support for approximately $184 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday Congress has been notified of the potential foreign military sale, which will include the transfer of communications equipment from U...

The State Department has cleared Denmark’s request to purchase AIM-120D-3 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles for approximately $744 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday that the Danish government plans to purchase 203 AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM missiles and nine AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM guidance sections that include precise po...

The State Department has awarded CGI Federal three task orders to provide visa application processing services in support of the Bureau of Consular Affairs in 25 countries. The U.S. operating subsidiary of CGI said Tuesday it will employ its CGI Atlas360 technology to support visa application processing in Scandinavia, Central Europe, China and Sout...

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...

The last major development for AUKUS — the technology innovation alliance between the U.S., the U.K. and Australia — a month ago saw the U.S. State Department lifting the need for these two American partners to obtain licenses to buy the majority of weapons from the States, the largest global armaments producer. As of Friday, Reuters...

The State Department has awarded four companies positions on a potential five-year, $765 million follow-on contract to facilitate foreign law enforcement training and provide related services in support of the Global Antiterrorism Training Assistance program.  According to an award notice published Wednesday, the selected vendors for the GATA I...