The State Department has approved Kuwait’s request to continue its purchase of engineering technical and maintenance support services for C, D, E and F variants of the F/A-18 fighter aircraft from the U.S. government under a potential $1.8 billion foreign military sales agreement. Sigmatech, Kay and Associates, KBR (NYSE: KBR), L3Harris Techno...
The departments of Commerce, State, Justice and the Treasury have issued a joint advisory informing the industry of legal obligations and internal controls that should be implemented to prevent any activities that would contribute to the development of Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle program. The guidance document seeks to inform the private sector...
The Aerospace Industries Association, Professional Services Council and the National Defense Industrial Association have issued a report providing the State Department with recommendations on how to transform the foreign military sales process and defense trade system. Comments and feedback from the three associations’ members representing aer...
In recent years, major geopolitical events like the Russian re-invasion of Ukraine have taught global leaders important lessons about potential future conflicts, the importance of cybersecurity and the vulnerabilities adversaries can exploit. But how are these lessons translating into actions? Tina Dolph, president and chief operating officer for CR...
The State Department has cleared Ukraine’s $285 million foreign military sale request for a medium-range air defense system from Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX). Raytheon’s missiles and defense subsidiary will be the principal contractor on the proposed National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System sale, the Defense Security Cooperat...
The State Department has approved Germany’s request to buy heavy-lift cargo helicopters, manufactured by Boeing (NYSE: BA), from the U.S. government through a potential $8.5 billion government-to-government transaction. Germany is seeking to acquire 60 CH-47F Chinooks, 140 T55-GA-714A engines, 72 common missile warning systems and 284 secure r...
The State Department has approved a potential $250 million foreign military sale of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, manufactured by Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense subsidiary, to the government of Slovakia. The FMS request comprises 192 JLTV heavy gun carriers and related equipment such as common remote weapons stations, quick change barrels, gre...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) could provide an acoustic surveillance system and related equipment to the Australian government through a $207 million foreign military sale request approved by the State Department. Australia has asked to buy Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System Expeditionary mission systems for Vessels of Opportunity and associated t...
The State Department has approved a potential $650 million foreign military sale of equipment and services to refurbish the Czech Republic’s utility helicopter fleet. The proposed FMS deal covers the modernization of six AH-1Z and two UH-1Y excess defense articles, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday. Technology products wil...
The State Department has cleared Norway’s request to procure MH-60R multimission helicopters and C-130J transport aircraft sustainment services under a pair of foreign military sale deals worth approximately $1.16 billion combined. Norway asked to buy six anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopters equipped with tactical data link radi...
