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  • Poland Declares Basic Operational Capability for Northrop's Integrated Battle Command System; Rebecca Torzone Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Poland Declares Basic Operational Capability for Northrop’s Integrated Battle Command System; Rebecca Torzone Quoted

    Poland has declared basic operational capability for the Northrop Grumman-manufactured Integrated Battle Command System that supports its WISLA medium-range air defense program. Following the completion of a series of integration and testing, the milestone underscores that the IBCS has achieved initial combat capability and is moving forward to achieving initial operational capability, Northrop said Friday. […] More

  • MEADS Bids for Poland Missile Defense System Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MEADS Bids for Poland Missile Defense System Development

    MEADS International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and MBDA, has submitted a proposal to the Polish government to build and deliver air-and-missile defense systems, Defense News reported Tuesday. Jen Judson writes the submission is in response to a solicitation notice on Poland’s Wisla missile defense program. Marty Coyne,  Medium Extended Air Defense System director at Lockheed, said that the proposal covers […] More

  • Poland Mulls Naval Strike Missile Procurement from Kongsberg - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Poland Mulls Naval Strike Missile Procurement from Kongsberg

    Poland’s defense ministry is considering a purchase of more naval strike missiles from Norway-based Kongsberg Defence Systems for a planned coastal squadron along the Polish Baltic Sea, Defense News reported Friday. Polish Deputy Defense Minister Bartosz Kownacki told local daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna that the basis for considering Kongsberg’s offering is the country’s “insufficient” reconnaissance system, Jaroslaw […] More

  • Poland Names Thales-MBDA, Raytheon in Missile Defense System Contract Shortlist - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Poland Names Thales-MBDA, Raytheon in Missile Defense System Contract Shortlist

    The Thales and MBDA team and Raytheon have been named in the shortlist to provide Poland with a midrange missile defense system as the country responds to the recent tensions in Ukraine, E&T magazine reported Tuesday. Tereza Pultarova writes the contract is estimated to be worth $5.1 billion and requires technology that is already operational and used in another NATO member country. The chosen contractor […] More