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How FY23 Defense Legislation Will Impact DoD Acquisition Programs

How FY23 Defense Legislation Will Impact DoD Acquisition Programs

So far this year, four defense committees in Congress have put their own unique spin on the FY23 defense budget while taking the administration’s request and other funding recommendations into account. In this post, we’ll use data from Forecast International’s U.S. Defense Budget Forecast database t…
Lockheed Wins Order for 54 Precision Strike Missiles

Lockheed Wins Order for 54 Precision Strike Missiles

Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $77,420,000 modification (P00019) to contract W 31P4Q-21-C-0042 for procurement of 54 missiles for the Precision Strike Missile.

Work will be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, with an estimated completion date of S…

British Forces Kick Off Major Series of Exercises in Asia

British Forces Kick Off Major Series of Exercises in Asia

The RAF has started a series of exercises that will see the UK Armed Forces training with Australia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and other Indo-Pacific nations, until December.

Four Typhoon fighters and one Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft from the RAF joined Exercise Pitch Black in Darwin…

Finland Orders Disposable Anti-Tank Weapons

Finland Orders Disposable Anti-Tank Weapons

Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen has authorized the Finnish Defense Forces to enter into an agreement with Nammo Lapua Oy for the additional procurement of lightweight 66 KES 12 disposable weapons. The procurement will strengthen the anti-tank capability of the soldiers.

“With the additional reso…

HIMARS Deployment by Air Demonstrated in Latvia

HIMARS Deployment by Air Demonstrated in Latvia

On Monday, September 26, at the same time at Spilve airfield and Liepāja airport, based on the training request of the National Armed Forces, MC-130J Commando II aircraft landing exercises of the US Special Operations Forces in Europe will take place, demonstrating the High Mobility Rocket Artillery…
Australia Lays Keel of Fifth Arafura-class OPV

Australia Lays Keel of Fifth Arafura-class OPV

Australia’s Naval Shipbuilding Program has reached another milestone, with the keel laying for its fifth offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in Henderson, Western Australia.

A coin was positioned under the keel of OPV 5 (Illawarra) – the first of many traditions for a Navy ship.

“A keel laying is an …


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