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The U.K. government is likely to approve a deal for Advent International to acquire aerospace and defense contractor Cobham after the Boston-based private equity firm proposed several measures to address potential national security risks from the combination, Reuters reported Tuesday.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 25, 2019 — ST Engineering is moving to prepare its Bronco all-terrain tracked carrier for international availability and has sent a variant of the platform to a tire and vehicle testing facility in Finland to assess its performance in cold weather and heavy snow, ExecutiveBiz reported …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has landed a potential five-year, $307.5M delivery order from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide integrated product support for F/A-18 aircraft variants operated by the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers. The sole-source order falls under a basic ordering agreement and contains one base year along with four option years, …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a potential $828.7 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems for Finland, South Korea and Romania. The Defense Department said Friday. the full obligated amount at the time of award is from the Army’s fiscal 2016, 2017 and 2018 “other” procurement and foreign …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 22, 2018 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been named as a principal contractor on a potential $70 million U.S. foreign military sale of shipborne vertical launching systems, equipment and associated support services to Finland, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the State Department …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 13, 2018 — Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) Dragon Shield airborne surveillance platform has secured final operational capability with Finland’s defense forces after a flight test using a modified aircraft to carry the system, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Friday the trial assessed Dragon Shield’s airworthiness and …

The State Department has cleared Finland’s request to buy Harpoon Block II surface-launched missiles and Evolved Seasparrow Missiles under two foreign military sales agreements worth approximately $734.7 million combined. Finland asked to purchase RGM-84Q-4, RGM-84L-4, RGM-84Q-4 upgrade kits, RTM-84L-4 and RTM-84Q-4 Harpoon Block II+ Extended Range Grade B missiles under a potential $622 million FMS …

TYSONS CORNER, VA, Oct. 31, 2017 — A Cubic (NYSE: CUB) business unit recently participated at a three-week military exercise in Sweden and provided its CATS Metrix exercise control software to support brigade-level activities and after-action reviews, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 23. Cubic Global Defense supplied the training platform for the Swedish armed …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential two-year, $471.7 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army to manufacture full-rate production 12 Multiple Launch Rocket System components for France, Germany, Finland and Singapore. Lockheed’s missile and fire control business will deliver 2,868 guided MLRS alternative warhead rockets, 648 unitary warhead rockets, …

The Air Force’s F-35A fighter jet will fly at the Paris Air Show in June, although earlier statements from the F-35 Joint Program Office said that the Lockheed Martin fighter jet would not be at the event, The Hill reports. “The F-35A strengthens partnerships and improves regional stability,” Air Force Chief of Staff …