The State Department has approved Taiwan’s request to buy Volcano anti-tank munition-laying systems mounted on M977A4 heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks, related equipment and services through a potential $180 million foreign military sales agreement with the U.S. government. Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) will serve as ...
The State Department has approved a pair of proposed agreements worth a combined $428 million to sell non-standard and standard military aircraft spare parts to the government of Taiwan. Taiwan’s economic and cultural representative office asked to procure accessories, spare parts and consumables for F-16, C-130 and other U.S.-manufactured air...
South Korea has requested to purchase CH-47F Chinook helicopters, and related equipment from the U.S. government under a $1.5 billion foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department. Boeing (NYSE: BA) will serve as the principal contractor on the possible transaction that includes 18 CH-47F helicopters, 42 T55-GA-714A engines...
The State Department has approved Poland’s request to buy from the U.S. government M1A1 Abrams main battle tanks, other vehicles and related equipment through a potential $3.75 billion foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday there will be 12 prime contractors on the proposed FMS transaction, which inc...
The State Department has begun seeking bids for a potential seven-year, $10 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for information technology services from the commercial sector. The Evolve procurement vehicle is divided into IT management, cloud and data center, application development, network and telecommunication, and customer ...
Raytheon Technologies’ (NYSE: RTX) missiles and defense business and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will serve as principal contractors for a potential $380 million foreign military sale of FIM-92K Stinger man-portable ground-to-air missiles and related equipment to the government of Finland. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Thursday the ...
The State Department has approved Qatar’s request to purchase a suite of systems designed to recognize and mitigate drone threats, as part of a potential $1 billion foreign military sales deal with the U.S. government. Qatar seeks to buy 10 units of the Fixed Site-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System and 200...
The State Department has approved a potential $323.3 million foreign military sale of missile systems, manufactured by Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX), and related equipment to the Finnish government. Finland’s FMS request includes 40 AIM 9X Block II tactical missiles, 48 AGM-154 Joint Stand Off Weapon systems and a number of tactical guidan...
The State Department has cleared a potential $700 million sale of up to 72 modernized Patriot missile systems and associated equipment to the Swiss government. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will serve as the principal contractor on the proposed foreign military sales agreement that will include trainers, skid kits, canister consumables, launcher stati...
John Gastright, senior vice president for government affairs at Falls Church, Virginia-based government services contractor Amentum, has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of the International Stability Operations Association, GovCon Wire has learned. He succeeds Thomas Lampley, who has been at the helm of ISOA since October 2021, the...
