Monthly Archive: Giugno 2022

US to Buy NASAMS Air-Defense Missiles for Ukraine: CNN

US to Buy NASAMS Air-Defense Missiles for Ukraine: CNN

The US plans to announce as soon as this week that it has purchased an advanced, medium-to-long range surface-to-air missile defense system for Ukraine, a source familiar with the announcement tells CNN.

President Joe Biden, who is currently meeting with G7 leaders in Germany for a summit primari…

BAE Awarded $12 Billion Contract for ICBM Work

BAE Awarded $12 Billion Contract for ICBM Work

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Rockville, Maryland, has been awarded a $12,000,000,000 cost-plus-award-fee contract for Integration Support Contract (ISC) 2.0.

The main function of ISC 2.0 is to support the government as the lead systems integrator and augment government resources …

Raytheon, Northrop Awarded Hypersonic Defense Contracts

Raytheon, Northrop Awarded Hypersonic Defense Contracts

Raytheon Missiles and Defense, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded other transaction prototype agreement to exercise an option.

The value of this modification is $41,499,870, which increases the total value of the agreement to $62,468,454.

Dutch to Buy Six More F-35s, Four MQ-9 Reaper RPAs

Dutch to Buy Six More F-35s, Four MQ-9 Reaper RPAs

Defense will accelerate the purchase of six additional F-35 fighter aircraft and four unmanned MQ-9 Reaper remotely-piloted aircraft. This additional order was already announced in the Defense Memorandum 2022.

Defense wants to order the aircraft as soon as possible in connection with the overstr…

Congressional Panels Vie for Biggest Boost to Pentagon Budget

Congressional Panels Vie for Biggest Boost to Pentagon Budget

The Senate Armed Services Committee released a proposed defense policy bill that would increase defense spending by $45 billion in FY23, which would bring the Pentagon budget up to $817.3 billion for the year. According to lawmakers, the additional funding would both address higher-than-expected inf…
US Provides Ukraine with Defense Missiles, Patrol Boats

US Provides Ukraine with Defense Missiles, Patrol Boats

In the last month, the U.S. pledged more than $1.4 billion in security assistance to Ukraine. Some of that assistance is aimed at helping the Ukrainian military better defend their coast and waterways.

On Thursday, the U.S. promised $450 million in security assistance through presidential drawdow…

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