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Americas
BAE Systems has signed a $92 million contract with the U.S. Navy to continue providing logistics services for air traffic control and landing systems. The five-year, indefinite-delivery and quantity contract includes fleet services, technical support, and operational software development to sustain capabilities for the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, and international customers. included. System maintenance will be performed in Maryland, Virginia, and California.
The U.S. Department of State has decided to approve a potential foreign military sale of C-17 maintenance and related equipment to the NATO Support Acquisition Agency at an estimated cost of $150 million. The NATO Support and Acquisition Agency, as the lead nation, requested the purchase of contractor logistics support for the C-17 Strategic Airlift Capability Program. U.S. government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. Total cost is estimated at $150 million.
middle east and africa
RTX has been awarded a $156 million contract to deliver the AGM-154 integrated standoff weapon to Bahrain and the U.S. Navy. According to the contract announcement, 47 air-to-ground missiles will be produced for the Bahrain Air Force, and six will be delivered to the US Navy as in-kind replacements.
The U.S. State Department has given the green light to Saudi Arabia’s request to provide military training to its air force to deal with current and future threats. The $1 billion Foreign Military Sales (FMS) includes the provision of flight training, technical training and specialized military education to the Royal Family. Saudi Air Force (RSAF) and other related forces.
Europe
Aerospace company Embraer has signed a deal with Greece to continue providing logistics support for the country’s aircraft. The contract includes spare parts, repairs, pooling, maintenance and technical services for the Greek Armed Forces’ ERJ-135LR and ERJ-145 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft.
Asia Pacific
In 2023, the United States and the Philippines announced a historic agreement that will open several bases on the island nation to American troops for the first time in decades, according to Defense News. The deal does not allow the United States to permanently station troops on Philippine territory, but some of the newly accessible bases border the South China Sea to the north.