Ellen Lord, acquisition chief at the Department of Defense and four-time Wash100 awardee, said she is confident that DoD can hand down a decision in March on Lockheed Martin's readiness to begin full-rate production of the F-35 aircraft.
Read More »Report: DoD, Japan in Talks Over Potential Missile Defense Tech Sale
The Defense Department has begun to exchange initial price and technical data with Japan on the ground-based Aegis missile defense system to kick-off an acquisition process that could lead to a formal notification to Congress of a potential foreign military sale, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. Japan aims to purchase two Aegis Ashore systems from …
Read More »Finland Sends Fighter Aircraft Tech RFI to 7 Other Countries
The logistics command of Finland’s defense forces has issued a request for information to gather input from industries of seven countries on weapons and equipment for a potential F/A-18 aircraft replacement. The Finnish defense organization said Thursday it sent the RFI notice to the U.S., France, Germany, Israel, Norway, Sweden and the U.K. …
Read More »Romania to Buy F-16s, Rocket Launchers in Support of NATO Spending Commitment
Romania has announced plans to purchase 36 F-16 fighter aircraft and High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems by 2022, Defense News reported Thursday. “These acquisitions are in the interest of safeguarding the security needs of Romania, but also to respect the government’s commitments in relation to NATO’s structures,” said Adrian Tutuianu, …
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