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The State Department has approved the government of South Korea's request to procure 288 AGM-114R Hellfire missiles and spare parts as part of a proposed $36 million foreign military sales deal. The transaction will also cover the provision of engineering, repair, return, logistics, program and technical support services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Friday.

The State Department has cleared Norway's request to procure Javelin FGM-148 missiles and associated equipment from the U.S. government through a potential $36 million foreign military sales transaction. Norway asked to purchase 120 Javelin units, two FGM-148 fly-to-buy missiles, 24 Block 1 command launch units and spare parts, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday.

The State Department has approved the government of Jordan's request to obtain an air combat training center for F-16 aircraft pilots as well as associated equipment and services under a potential $60 million foreign military sales transaction. Lockheed Martin's rotary and mission systems business will serve as the primary contractor for the potential FMS deal.

Lockheed Martin has received a $64.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to update F-16 mission planning software used by foreign military sales customers. The company will develop, integrate, test and deliver software updates for the F-16 aircraft's Mission Planning System Unique Planning Component/Mission Planning Environment, the Department of Defense said Friday.

The U.S. Air Force seeks market information on ways to update the service's legacy platforms used in foreign military sales transactions to ensure that the systems are in line with modern cybersecurity standards. USAF said Thursday in a SAM notice it seeks to modernize and migrate digital assets from the Case Management Control System and the Security Assistance Management Information System to a secure, open-systems environment.

Boeing has secured a $46.9M contract with the U.S. Air Force to provide digital electronic warfare system spares for Qatar's F-15 aircraft. The company will deliver these items under a foreign military sales agreement between USAF and Qatar Emiri Air Force, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

Raytheon Technologies' integrated defense solutions unit will modernize the government of Qatar's air operations center and alternate AOC under a $77.6M contract from the U.S. Air Force.

KBR has been awarded a $47 million cost-plus-fixed-fee recompete contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to help U.S. Navy's F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) with foreign military sales (FMS) to Finland and Kuwait, the company announced Monday. "We are proud to serve the Navy as it strengthens its relationship with Finland and Kuwait by supporting their national security initiatives," said Byron Bright, president of KBR's government solutions business and a 2020 Wash100 Award recipient.

The Canadian Commercial Corp. has awarded L3Harris Technologies an eight-year, $380 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to procure WESCAM MX-Series systems in support of global U.S. Army surveillance and targeting operations, L3Harris announced Wednesday.

Viasat has secured a four-year, $75.4M contract modification to update multifunctional information distribution system terminals for three U.S. military branches and foreign military sales customers.

BAE Systems' land and armaments business has secured a 38-month, $42.8M contract modification to manufacture and deliver missile launching system canisters and associated hardware to the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales clients from Australia, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands and Turkey.

The State Department has approved a potential $62M foreign military sale of Boeing-built air launched missile systems and associated equipment to Morocco. The possible deal includes procurement of 10 AGM-84L Harpoon Block II missiles, containers, spares, repair parts and test and support equipment.

The State Department has approved the Netherlands' request to procure Excalibur tactical projectiles and associated equipment through a potential $40.55M foreign military sales transaction. Raytheon Technologies, which was formed through the merger between Raytheon and United Technologies Corp., will be the prime contractor on the proposed FMS deal.

Lockheed Martin has received a potential two-year, $74.4M contract from the U.S. Navy to provide sequencer technology for shipborne missile launching platforms to Finland and South Korea.

General Electric's aviation business developed a technology designed to speed up the production of pricing estimates for defense equipment and accelerate the acquisition process, Air Force Magazine reported Wednesday.